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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
339 AM MDT MON APR 28 2025
DISCUSSION
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA, ESPECIALLY LATE
THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM
THE 50S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA TO AROUND 70 OVER
FAR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO OVER 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS, STRONGEST OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY NEAR OR ABOVE 50 PERCENT THROUGH
THE DAY.
SDZ027-041-044-046-047-049-075-076-290130-
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-WESTERN FALL RIVER-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR,
ARDMORE, EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, MARTIN, ALLEN, TUTHILL,
HARRINGTON, WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS, CEDAR BUTTE, MISSION,
ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE, WINNER, COLOME, WITTEN, HAMILL,
IDEAL, ORAL, OELRICHS, SMITHWICK, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA,
WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE, MANDERSON, AND BATESLAND
339 AM MDT MON APR 28 2025 /439 AM CDT MON APR 28 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012>014-025-026-030>032-042-043-072>074-077-078-290130-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-CUSTER CO PLAINS-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
NORTHERN JACKSON-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
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, FAITH, MUD BUTTE, RED OWL, HOWES, OPAL, DUPREE,
GLAD VALLEY, CHERRY CREEK, SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE, SPEARFISH,
WHITEWOOD, SAINT ONGE, RAPID CITY, FOLSOM, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA,
NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND,
MILESVILLE, KYLE, ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER, KADOKA, COTTONWOOD,
INTERIOR, BELVIDERE, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK, SUMMERSET,
TILFORD, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS, ENNING,
WHITE OWL, HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE,
POTATO CREEK, USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
339 AM MDT MON APR 28 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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