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FNUS63 KFSD 011947
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
247 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DISCUSSION
MILD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15-25 MPH EXPECTED. THIS
COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE
COULD LEAD TO SOME LOCALLY ELEVATED CONDITIONS TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER,
WITH THE GREENNESS OF FUELS STILL EXPECTING ANY FIRE CONCERNS TO
BE LOW FOR MOST AREAS.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-012300-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 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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