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FNUS63 KABR 200913
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
413 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2020
DISCUSSION
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM
OR TWO MIXED IN WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, BREEZY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST UNTIL THE BOUNDARY'S PASSAGE, AT
WHICH TIME A SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST/WESTERLY WINDS WILL TAKE PLACE.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT
EAST OF THE JAMES VALLEY TO 25 TO 40 PERCENT WEST OF IT.
SDZ003-004-009-015-033-045-048-202315-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
FORT PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
413 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2020 /313 AM MDT SUN SEP 20 2020/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL
ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT THERE IS A HIGH
POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ005-010-016-017-034>037-051-202315-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
413 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2020
..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 OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-202315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
413 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2020
..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 FIRE OCCURRENCE IS
LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE
PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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