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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
419 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
DISCUSSION
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY, REACHING 40 MPH OR
GREATER OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA. RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THAT AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL DEWPOINT
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP AFTERNOON HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION
GENERALLY IN A 45 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE. STILL, WINDS ARE STRONG
ENOUGH THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS, THE GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER A GOOD
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND EVEN A SMALL
PORTION OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD SPELL A
BREAK IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, AT LEAST, FOR A DAY, BEFORE
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEXES RE-ELEVATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
SDZ017-037-140030-
FAULK-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAULKTON AND MILLER
419 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003-005-009-010-015-016-018-021>023-033>036-045-048-051-140030-
CORSON-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-SPINK-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, REDFIELD, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE,
ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
419 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026 /319 AM MST TUE JAN 13 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ046-SDZ004-006-008-019-020-140030-
BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-BROWN-ROBERTS-CLARK-CODINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORTONVILLE, HERREID, ABERDEEN, SISSETON,
CLARK, AND WATERTOWN
419 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-SDZ007-011-140030-
TRAVERSE-MARSHALL-DAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, BRITTON, AND WEBSTER
419 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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