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RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
326 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2025
DISCUSSION
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY
SUNDAY WEST OF I-29 WITH SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH.
HOWEVER, MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 40-60% SHOULD TEMPER WIDESPREAD
CONCERNS AND CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. COOLER CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER
WINDS KEEP CONCERNS A BIT LOWER TODAY.
WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER HALF AN INCH POSSIBLE. SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK, WITH PERIODIC BREEZY
CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IN PRECIP CHANCES PAST TUESDAY
NIGHT IS LOW, MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY.
IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ090-SDZ038-050-052>067-069-251130-
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-BUENA VISTA-JACKSON-BEADLE-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
YANKTON-
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. 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.
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH 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.
IAZ001-012-020-021-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-097-098-NEZ013-
014-SDZ039-040-068-070-071-251130-
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-
BON HOMME-CLAY-UNION-
..LOW FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. 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
WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE 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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