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RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1117 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH TODAY DO NOT COINCIDE WITH LOWEST RH KEEPING THE
REGION BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER, ON THURSDAY, AREAS WEST
RIVER, PARTICULARY IN CORSON COUNTY, MAY SEE CONDITIONS ALIGN
BRIEFLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
ON THE DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THURSDAY, MIN RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT WEST RIVER. ON FRIDAY, WINDS SHIFT TO THE
NORTH BEHIND A COLD FRONT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
LOWEST MIN RH WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT SOUTH OF PIERRE.
SDZ003-015-033-045-100630-
CORSON-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ISABEL, FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
1117 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026 /1017 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 MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ004-005-009-010-016-017-034>037-048-100630-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
HAND-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND KENNEBEC
1117 AM CDT 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>023-051-100630-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, AND FORT THOMPSON
1117 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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