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FNUS63 KFSD 041939
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
239 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
DISCUSSION
A MILD AND BREEZY DAY CONTINUES! WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S TO
60S CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH LOWER DEW POINTS,
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE FALLEN TO THE NEAR-CRITICAL VALUES
IN THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY
WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25-35 MPH HAS LED TO ELEVATED FIRE
CONCERNS FOR MOST AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF I-29. WHILE A FEW LIGHT
SPRINKLES AND GREENING FUELS COULD WORK TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE
FIRE DANGER, DECIDED THAT THE CONDITIONS WARRANT A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT (SPS) THROUGH 8 PM. WITH THIS IN MIND, MAKE SURE TO LIMIT
ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CREATE A SPARK!
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-042245-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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