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FNUS63 KABR 010705
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
105 AM CST SUN MAR 1 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 TODAY, BUT ONLY TO ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH 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 TONIGHT 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>036-045-048-051-012115-
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
105 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026 /1205 AM MST SUN MAR 1 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ015-037-012115-
DEWEY-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL AND MILLER
105 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026 /1205 AM MST SUN MAR 1 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-016>023-012115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
105 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026 /1205 AM MST SUN MAR 1 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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