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FNUS63 KABR 231947
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
247 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2025
DISCUSSION
SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON GUSTING TO 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR IN
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SHIFT INTO NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 30 PERCENT FOR BOTH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
WELL AS FOR FRIDAY, SO CONCERN IS NOT HIGH WITH THESE WINDS.
WIND WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS WEEKEND, GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MILES
PER HOUR WHILE REMAINING OUT OF THE SOUTH, POTENTIALLY ELEVATING
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. WITH THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WEEKEND WINDS
COMES AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE, WITH DEW POINTS INCREASING FROM THE
MID-30S INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S. THIS HELPS KEEP MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY UPWARDS OF 50 PERCENT FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AND PREVENTS FIRE WEATHER FROM BEING A BIGGER CONCERN OVER
THE WEEKEND.
SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>036-045-048-051-241000-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO, KENNEBEC,
AND FORT THOMPSON
247 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2025 /147 PM MDT THU OCT 23 2025/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE
CLOSELY MONITORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-037-241000-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, EUREKA, ABERDEEN,
BRITTON, SISSETON, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK,
WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, AND MILLER
247 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2025
..LOW FIRE DANGER
FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THE
PROBABILITY OF A FAST MOVING FIRE IS LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER
THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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