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FNUS63 KFSD 081750
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1250 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS TO NEAR CRITICAL VALUES,
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH TO VERY HIGH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
A BRIEF COOL DOWN FOR THURSDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL EASE FIRE
DANGER. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO CLIMB FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND,
AS WELL AS DEW POINTS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXIST
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
IAZ003-013-014-021-022-031-032-SDZ038-050-052-053-055-057>061-
063>066-068>070-082100-
DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-BEADLE-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ039-040-054-056-062-067-071-082100-
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-
JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-
MOODY-MINNEHAHA-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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