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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
329 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF
THE AREA BETWEEN THE JAMES AND MISSOURI RIVERS. GUSTY WINDS AROUND
30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR AT THEIR PEAK DRIVES THESE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. THE TIMING OF THESE WINDS COINCIDES WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY, AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AREAS OF HIGHEST CONCERN.
THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SNOW TODAY, BUT THAT WILL OCCUR
MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI. LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER, AND SO WILL DO
LITTLE TO ALLEVIATE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
SDZ010-017-018-036-037-051-102330-
EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IPSWICH, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, HIGHMORE,
MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
329 AM CST SAT JAN 10 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003>006-009-015-016-019-021>023-033>035-045-048-102330-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-CLARK-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN,
MOBRIDGE, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, CLARK, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
329 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026 /229 AM MST SAT JAN 10 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-020-102330-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
WEBSTER, AND WATERTOWN
329 AM CST SAT JAN 10 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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