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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
240 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
DISCUSSION
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RETURN
CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON WILL IMPROVE AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVER THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL. AN
INCOMING COOLER AIR MASS WILL GENERATE A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN WIND
DIRECTION, FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ALONG WITH GUSTS UP TO 40-45
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. IF WE HAPPEN TO SEE ANY
FIRES GET STARTED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT, THIS SHARP CHANGE IN
WINDS COULD BE CONDUCIVE TO ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. FORTUNATELY, THE
GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE DAY WILL LEAD TO LOW TO
MODERATE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE AREA.
SDZ009-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-220945-
WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOBRIDGE, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO, KENNEBEC,
AND FORT THOMPSON
240 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 /140 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF
GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND,
INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. FIRES WILL
SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003>005-010-220945-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, AND IPSWICH
240 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 /140 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 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 MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006-008-018-021-023-220945-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-ROBERTS-SPINK-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, SISSETON,
REDFIELD, MILBANK, AND CLEAR LAKE
240 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 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 CATEGORY.
SDZ007-011-019-020-022-220945-
MARSHALL-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRITTON, WEBSTER, CLARK, WATERTOWN,
AND HAYTI
240 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 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 CATEGORY.
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