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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
200 AM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHWEST SD. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S ACROSS
NORTHWEST SD TO THE LOW 50S ACROSS SOUTHWEST SD. MINIMUM RH WILL
RANGE FROM 80 PERCENT ACROSS NORTHWEST SD, WITH THE LOW 30S IN
SOUTHWEST SD. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT EASTERLY, EXCEPT IN
SOUTHWEST SD WHERE GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS THERE WILL BECOME WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NW ALL PLACES BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SDZ027-041-042-220000-
SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDGEMONT, HOT SPRINGS, ARDMORE, OELRICHS,
PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, AND KYLE
200 AM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. 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 CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ030-044-074-220000-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-BENNETT-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOLSOM, MARTIN, HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP,
AND FAIRBURN
200 AM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ026-031-043-046-047-072-220000-
RAPID CITY-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-TODD-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAPID CITY, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, WALL,
KADOKA, WHITE RIVER, MISSION, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, AND SUMMERSET
200 AM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023 /300 AM CDT TUE MAR 21 2023/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A 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 TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012>014-025-032-049-073-220000-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-HAAKON-TRIPP-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, LEMMON, BISON, BELLE FOURCHE,
FAITH, DUPREE, SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, PHILIP, WINNER,
ELLSWORTH AFB, AND UNION CENTER
200 AM MDT TUE MAR 21 2023 /300 AM CDT TUE MAR 21 2023/
..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 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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