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FNUS63 KABR 140748
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
248 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2026
DISCUSSION
OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING, RAIN SHOWERS AND WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE AREA. THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON, MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE AT LEAST HALF AN INCH
OF RAIN, WITH PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA POTENTIALLY SEEING AN INCH OF RAIN. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK, WITH THE MAIN FIRE WEATHER
THREAT BEING CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SOUTHERLY WIND THIS MORNING
WILL ALSO INCREASE, GUSTING UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OVER
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA AFTER SUNRISE TODAY.
AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WIND WILL
TURN TO BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. GUSTS WILL INCREASE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA, REACHING 45 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THE EVENING
INTO OVERNIGHT MONDAY (PROMPTING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA).
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MAY SEE GUSTS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR DURING THE
EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 40
PERCENT TO PUSH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER TO VERY HIGH OVER CORSON,
DEWEY, STANLEY, AND JONES COUNTIES AND TO THE HIGH CATEGORY FOR
COUNTIES DIRECTLY EAST OF THOSE MENTIONED. AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY
WILL LIMIT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FURTHER EAST.
SDZ003-015-033-045-142200-
CORSON-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ISABEL, FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
248 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2026 /148 AM MDT MON SEP 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ004-009-016-034-035-048-142200-
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, MOBRIDGE, GETTYSBURG, ONIDA,
PIERRE, AND KENNEBEC
248 AM CDT MON SEP 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ005-010-017-018-036-037-051-142200-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, IPSWICH, FAULKTON, REDFIELD,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
248 AM CDT MON SEP 14 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-SDZ006>008-011-019>023-142200-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
248 AM CDT MON SEP 14 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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