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FNUS63 KABR 280732
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
132 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
DISCUSSION
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL MOVE IN THIS WEEKEND,
ALONG WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW (2 TO 4 INCHES) ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
SDZ045-048-282145-
JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MURDO AND KENNEBEC
132 AM CST SAT FEB 28 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ015>017-033>037-051-282145-
DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, FORT PIERRE,
ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
132 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026 /1232 AM MST SAT FEB 28 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-018>023-282145-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
132 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026 /1232 AM MST SAT FEB 28 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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