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FNUS63 KABR 140730
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
230 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
DISCUSSION
STRONG WINDS WILL EXPAND ACROSS NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH GUSTING 35 TO 50 MPH
WILL SHIFT OUT OF A WESTERLY DIRECTION DURING THE DAY. SHOWER
CHANCES HAVE REDUCED TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS OVER FAR NORTHEAST SD AND
WEST CENTRAL MN. AT THIS TIME, LIMITED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE, LOWEST OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY RISE TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT. FRIDAY, WINDS OUT OF
THE WEST WILL GUST 35 TO 45 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN PLACE THIS
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY.
MNZ039-SDZ003>011-015>020-142130-
TRAVERSE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-WALWORTH-
EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA,
ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, AND WATERTOWN
230 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026 /130 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ046-SDZ021>023-033>037-045-048-051-142130-
BIG STONE-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORTONVILLE, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO, KENNEBEC,
AND FORT THOMPSON
230 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026 /130 AM MDT THU MAY 14 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
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