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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
312 AM MST SAT DEC 21 2024
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO
THE 50S ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. AREAS
ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS MAY SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
60S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 50 PERCENT WITH THE
DRIEST CONDITIONS ON THE PLAINS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS.
WINDS WILL BE AT 5 TO 10 MPH FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING, SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON.
SDZ027-042-044-074>077-220100-
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-BENNETT-
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOT SPRINGS, ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR, KYLE,
ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER, MARTIN, ALLEN, TUTHILL, HARRINGTON,
HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, FAIRBURN, ORAL, OELRICHS, SMITHWICK,
PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, WOUNDED KNEE, PORCUPINE, MANDERSON,
BATESLAND, LONG VALLEY, WANBLEE, AND POTATO CREEK
312 AM MST SAT DEC 21 2024
..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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012-025-026-030>032-041-043-046-047-049-072-073-078-
220100-
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-WESTERN FALL RIVER-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-SOUTHERN PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, CAMP CROOK, LADNER, LUDLOW,
REDIG, REVA, LEMMON, SHADEHILL, MEADOW, PRAIRIE CITY,
BELLE FOURCHE, NEWELL, VALE, FRUITDALE, BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR,
HOOVER, SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, SAINT ONGE, RAPID CITY, FOLSOM,
BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, NEW UNDERWOOD, WASTA, WALL, SCENIC, QUINN,
PHILIP, MIDLAND, MILESVILLE, ARDMORE, EDGEMONT, PROVO, RUMFORD,
KADOKA, COTTONWOOD, INTERIOR, BELVIDERE, WHITE RIVER, WOOD,
NORRIS, CEDAR BUTTE, MISSION, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, PARMELEE,
WINNER, COLOME, WITTEN, HAMILL, IDEAL, STURGIS, PIEDMONT,
BLACK HAWK, SUMMERSET, TILFORD, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER,
ELM SPRINGS, ENNING, WHITE OWL, USTA, BISON, SORUM, AND ZEONA
312 AM MST SAT DEC 21 2024 /412 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024/
..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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ013-014-220100-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAITH, MUD BUTTE, RED OWL, HOWES, OPAL,
DUPREE, GLAD VALLEY, CHERRY CREEK, AND SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE
312 AM MST SAT DEC 21 2024
..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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
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