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FNUS63 KABR 090724
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
224 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
DISCUSSION
THE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY, GUSTING UP AROUND 20-
25 MPH BEFORE TURNING TONIGHT TO BE FROM THE SOUTH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OVER AND EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL BE
BETWEEN 40 TO 55 PERCENT, AND AREAS TO THE WEST WILL BE BETWEEN 25
TO 40 PERCENT.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE THURSDAY TO BE
BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND BETWEEN 25
TO 45 PERCENT TO THE EAST. SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP
OVER AND EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.
TO THE WEST, THE GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH. THERE IS SOME
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THURSDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
DUE TO THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS, BUT THE WINDS
WILL BE A BIT WEAKER KEEPING THE AREA OUT OF RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL SOMETHING
TO KEEP AN EYE ON, AS IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TO GET A FIRE TO IGNITE IF
SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN.
SDZ015-092130-
DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ISABEL
124 AM MDT WED SEP 9 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003>005-009-010-016-017-033>037-045-092130-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-
SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE,
MILLER, AND MURDO
224 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026 /124 AM MDT WED SEP 9 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-048-051-092130-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
224 AM CDT WED SEP 9 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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