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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
225 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
DISCUSSION
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND BRING
DRY, WARM, AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. WESTERLY WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR MOST AREAS, WHILE
HUMIDITY DROPS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 40 PERCENT ACROSS THE REGION.
LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL SD WHERE
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY WILL BE A BIT LIGHTER, GENERALLY FROM 15 TO 25
MPH. ALTHOUGH, PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL SD WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER AND PERHAPS EVEN CRITICAL CONDITIONS AS
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT AND
TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 80 DEGREES.
SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-120930-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-
JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
225 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026 /125 PM MDT SAT APR 11 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 TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ005-010-017>019-022-023-120930-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, IPSWICH, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK,
HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
225 PM CDT SAT APR 11 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 TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-020-021-120930-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, AND MILBANK
225 PM CDT SAT APR 11 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 HIGH CATEGORY.
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