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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
443 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2021
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE
RULE TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT SNOW OR A
MIXTURE OF BOTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO WEST-
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE MISSOURI VALLEY. GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER WILL BE HITTING THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY ACROSS CENTRAL
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
SDZ003>005-009-015-016-033-034-045-132345-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, AND MURDO
443 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2021 /343 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2021/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ010-017>019-035>037-048-051-132345-
EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IPSWICH, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
443 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2021
..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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-020>023-132345-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
443 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2021
..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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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