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RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
353 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
DISCUSSION
SIMILAR CONDITIONS AS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH
AFTERNOON PEAK WIND REACHING 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR OVER NORTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. DUE TO TEMPERATURES ABOUT 20 TO 25
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT ROUGHLY 40 TO 50
PERCENT OVER PARTS OF THAT SAME AREA. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE
HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER ON TUESDAY, REACHING 40
MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ALIKE. SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE MOVING
INTO THE AREA (24 HOUR DEW POINT INCREASES OF ABOUT 5 DEGREES) WILL
KEEP AFTERNOON HUMIDITY UP AROUND 50 TO 60 PERCENT. STILL, WINDS ARE
STRONG ENOUGH THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS, THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER WILL REACH VERY HIGH OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ003-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-130000-
CORSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
353 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026 /253 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE
IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE
RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE
USUALLY LOWER AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ004>006-018-019-021-023-130000-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-SPINK-CLARK-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN, REDFIELD, CLARK,
MILBANK, AND CLEAR LAKE
353 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
..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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-020-022-130000-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, AND HAYTI
353 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
..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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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