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FNUS63 KABR 230707
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
207 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
DISCUSSION
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER. AFTERNOON GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR,
WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 25 TO 35
PERCENT, CAUSING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER INDEX WILL REACH HIGH TO VERY HIGH ACROSS ALL COUNTIES IN THE
FORECAST AREA, AND FIRES THAT START MAY SPREAD QUICKLY.
SDZ005-010-016>018-033>037-045-048-051-232115-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-
JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
207 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026 /107 AM MDT MON MAR 23 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003-004-006>009-011-015-019>023-232115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-WALWORTH-
DAY-DEWEY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, WEBSTER, ISABEL, CLARK,
WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
207 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026 /107 AM MDT MON MAR 23 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 MODERATE CATEGORY.
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