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FNUS63 KABR 090747
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM CONDITIONS RETURN TODAY, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE
UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA, AND UP TO THE
MID 80S OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. DUE TO HIGH DEW POINTS IN THE 50S
TODAY, MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. SOUTHERLY WINDS
ALSO INCREASE TODAY, REACHING 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND STRONG WINDS WILL
PUSH THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER LEVELS UP TO HIGH WEST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER, REMAINING AT MODERATE TO LOW MOVING EAST FROM THERE.
A FURTHER INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED SATURDAY, UP TO THE
UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AS A RESULT, MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AND 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN MINNESOTA. ONCE AGAIN 25 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR SOUTHERLY GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH THIS TIME MAINLY LOCATED
ALONG AND EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER. LOCALIZED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45
MILES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. AREAS TO THE WEST MAY SEE GUSTS UP
TO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY CREATES ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER MORE OF A
WIDESPREAD AREA. SOME AREAS MAY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.
SDZ003-015-033-045-092200-
CORSON-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ISABEL, FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /147 AM MDT FRI OCT 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ004>006-009-010-016>019-034>037-048-051-092200-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, ONIDA, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-020>023-092200-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
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