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FNUS63 KABR 120634
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
134 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
DISCUSSION
A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL REPLACE
THE HUMID AIRMASS WITH DRIER AIR ON A WEST WIND THAT WILL GUST
BETWEEN 25 AND 35MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 80S WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DOWN AROUND 20% IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TO AROUND
30 TO 40% UP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON.
MONDAY FEATURES LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA. ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THIS LOW, ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
BACK INTO THE 70S WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DOWN AROUND 15 TO 25%.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 15 TO 30MPH.
SDZ017>020-022-023-033>037-045-048-051-122045-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
134 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026 /1234 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015-016-021-122045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, AND MILBANK
134 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026 /1234 AM MDT SUN APR 12 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 LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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