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FNUS63 KABR 310619
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
119 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
DISCUSSION
DRIER AIR FOLLOWS THE OVERNIGHT FRONT, RESULTING IN HUMIDITY DOWN TO
AROUND 25 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND
LIGHT, THOUGH NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA COULD SEE GUSTS OF 20 TO 30
MPH.
ANOTHER ROUND OF MOISTURE COMES IN TUESDAY. OVERALL TEMPERATURES FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL REMAIN ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
SDZ003-312030-
CORSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MCINTOSH
1219 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ004-005-009-010-015>017-312030-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, AND FAULKTON
119 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026 /1219 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR 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 TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-033>037-045-048-051-312030-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
119 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026 /1219 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026/
..LOW FIRE DANGER
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.
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