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FNUS63 KABR 180913
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
313 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DISCUSSION
WINDS CONTINUE TO TOP OUT AT 60 PLUS MPH, SO FOR SNOW FREE AREAS,
DESPITE FALLING TEMPERATURES TODAY THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN
HIGH TO VERY HIGH ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. FOR THE REST OF THE
FORECAST AREA, HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW WITH HIGHEST
COVERAGE UP TOWARDS THE SISSETON HILLS REGION. WINDS DIMINISH IN
INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY HOWEVER.
WINDS FOR FRIDAY SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY, INCREASING THOUGH THE DAY,
PEAKING ACROSS THE SISSETON HILLS REGION WITH ONLY ABOUT 15 TO 25
MPH GUSTS ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ033-035-045-048-182315-
STANLEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
313 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025 /213 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025/
..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 MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ051-182315-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT THOMPSON
313 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..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 MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ034-036-182315-
SULLY-HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONIDA AND HIGHMORE
313 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-037-182315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK,
HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, AND MILLER
313 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025 /213 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025/
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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