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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
219 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
DISCUSSION
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY. HIGHS TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
90S TO AROUND 103. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM THE
30S (AND SOME 40S) OVER NORTHWEST INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
WITH 20S TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS OVER SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
25 MPH.
SDZ027-041-075-080115-
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-WESTERN FALL RIVER-EASTERN FALL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR,
ARDMORE, EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, ORAL, OELRICHS, AND SMITHWICK
219 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON
THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST.
FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ030>032-042-043-046-074-076-077-080115-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-
NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-NORTHERN JACKSON-MELLETTE-
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOLSOM, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, NEW UNDERWOOD,
WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND, MILESVILLE, KYLE,
ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER, KADOKA, COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR,
BELVIDERE, WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS, CEDAR BUTTE, HERMOSA,
BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE,
PORCUPINE, MANDERSON, BATESLAND, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE,
AND POTATO CREEK
219 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025 /319 AM CDT THU AUG 7 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012>014-025-026-044-047-049-072-073-078-080115-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-BENNETT-TODD-TRIPP-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
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, MARTIN, ALLEN, TUTHILL,
HARRINGTON, MISSION, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE, WINNER,
COLOME, WITTEN, HAMILL, IDEAL, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK,
SUMMERSET, TILFORD, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS,
ENNING, WHITE OWL, USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
219 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025 /319 AM CDT THU AUG 7 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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