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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
403 AM MST WED FEB 4 2026
DISCUSSION
MILD TODAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE 50S IN
WESTERN SD TO THE 40S TOWARDS CENTRAL SD. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL
RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWESTERN SD
TO THE UPPER 50S AND 60S TOWARDS CENTRAL SD. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 10 TO
15 MPH, GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
SDZ001-012-025-027-030-041-042-074>076-050100-
HARDING-BUTTE-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-WESTERN FALL RIVER-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, CAMP CROOK, LADNER, LUDLOW,
REDIG, REVA, BELLE FOURCHE, NEWELL, VALE, FRUITDALE,
BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR, HOOVER, SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD,
SAINT ONGE, HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR, FOLSOM, ARDMORE,
EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD, KYLE, ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER,
HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, ORAL, OELRICHS, SMITHWICK,
PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE, MANDERSON,
AND BATESLAND
403 AM MST WED FEB 4 2026
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE
CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND,
INDICATE THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE USUALLY LOWER AND THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ002-013-014-026-031-032-043-044-046-047-072-073-077-078-050100-
NORTHERN PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-RAPID CITY-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-NORTHERN JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-
TODD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEMMON, SHADEHILL, MEADOW, PRAIRIE CITY,
FAITH, MUD BUTTE, RED OWL, HOWES, OPAL, DUPREE, GLAD VALLEY,
CHERRY CREEK, SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE, RAPID CITY, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA,
NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN, PHILIP, MIDLAND,
MILESVILLE, KADOKA, COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR, BELVIDERE, MARTIN,
ALLEN, TUTHILL, HARRINGTON, WHITE RIVER, WOOD, NORRIS,
CEDAR BUTTE, MISSION, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE, STURGIS,
PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK, SUMMERSET, TILFORD, ELLSWORTH AFB,
UNION CENTER, ELM SPRINGS, ENNING, WHITE OWL, LONG VALLEY,
WANBLEE, POTATO CREEK, USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
403 AM MST WED FEB 4 2026 /503 AM CST WED FEB 4 2026/
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ049-050100-
TRIPP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNER, COLOME, WITTEN, HAMILL, AND IDEAL
503 AM CST WED FEB 4 2026
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
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