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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2020
DISCUSSION
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TO
MID MORNING TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
NW SD AND THE WESTERN SD PLAINS; WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHILE MUCH OF THE AREA HAS SEEN MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND RH VALUES WILL BE HIGH
TODAY, THE STRONG NW WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN SD PLAINS.
SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-043-044-046-047-073-210100-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, LEMMON, BISON, BELLE FOURCHE,
FAITH, DUPREE, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, WALL, PHILIP, KADOKA, MARTIN,
WHITE RIVER, MISSION, ELLSWORTH AFB, AND UNION CENTER
236 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2020 /336 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2020/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A LOW MOISTURE
CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND,
INDICATE THAT THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE
OCCURRENCE. 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 MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ030-041-042-049-210100-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA-TRIPP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOLSOM, ARDMORE, OELRICHS, PINE RIDGE,
OGLALA, KYLE, AND WINNER
236 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2020 /336 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2020/
..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
OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ025>027-072-074-210100-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, RAPID CITY,
EDGEMONT, HOT SPRINGS, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, SUMMERSET, HERMOSA,
BUFFALO GAP, AND FAIRBURN
236 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2020
..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 FIRE OCCURRENCE IS LOW.
OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE PERFORMED
WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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