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FNUS63 KABR 200709
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
209 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TODAY BEHIND A FRONT,
GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN SD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO 20-30% THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SD FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY, A PLUME OF SMOKE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA CAUSING SOME
MINOR REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.
SDZ003-004-009-015-016-202115-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
AND GETTYSBURG
209 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026 /109 AM MDT MON JUL 20 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 LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ005-006-010-017-018-033>037-045-048-202115-
MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-
JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, ABERDEEN, IPSWICH, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO,
AND KENNEBEC
209 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026 /109 AM MDT MON JUL 20 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 CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-051-202115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
WEBSTER, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE,
AND FORT THOMPSON
209 AM CDT MON JUL 20 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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