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FNUS63 KABR 281919
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
119 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
DISCUSSION
FOCUS WILL MAINLY BE IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WITH SNOW COVERING MUCH
OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WINDS
INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE
AREA FOR SUNDAY, BUT ONLY TO ABOUT 20 TO 30MPH FOR THE MISSOURI
VALLEY REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE 30S TO MID
40S ACROSS SNOW FREE AREAS IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WITH HUMIDITY
DOWN TO AROUND 35 TO 50 PERCENT. WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT BUT FOR CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE
MONDAY AS THE CORE OF STRONGER WINDS MOVES INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA. MONDAY WILL FEATURE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S, HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT AND THAT SOUTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25MPH.
SDZ033>036-045-048-051-010930-
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
119 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026 /1219 PM 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 HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-037-010930-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK,
HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, AND MILLER
119 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026 /1219 PM 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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