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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
329 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025
DISCUSSION
SKIES WILL BE VARIABLY CLOUDY TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA, SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ELSEWHERE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS, 20 TO 30
PERCENT ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ013-014-026-027-030>032-041>044-046-047-073>077-280100-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-WESTERN FALL RIVER-
NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-NORTHERN JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-
SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAITH, MUD BUTTE, RED OWL, HOWES, OPAL,
DUPREE, GLAD VALLEY, CHERRY CREEK, SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE, RAPID CITY,
HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR, FOLSOM, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA,
NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND,
MILESVILLE, ARDMORE, EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, KYLE, ROCKYFORD,
SHARPS CORNER, KADOKA, COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR, BELVIDERE, MARTIN,
ALLEN, TUTHILL, HARRINGTON, WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS,
CEDAR BUTTE, MISSION, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE,
ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS, ENNING, WHITE OWL,
HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, ORAL, OELRICHS, SMITHWICK,
PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE, MANDERSON,
BATESLAND, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE, AND POTATO CREEK
329 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025 /429 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2025/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012-025-049-072-078-280100-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-TRIPP-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, CAMP CROOK, LADNER, LUDLOW,
REDIG, REVA, LEMMON, SHADEHILL, MEADOW, PRAIRIE CITY,
BELLE FOURCHE, NEWELL, VALE, FRUITDALE, BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR,
HOOVER, SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, SAINT ONGE, WINNER, COLOME, WITTEN,
HAMILL, IDEAL, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK, SUMMERSET, TILFORD,
USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
329 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025 /429 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2025/
..LOW FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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