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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
122 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2021
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH HIGHS GENERALLY
IN THE 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 40 TO 50 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED, WITH VARIABLE WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH.
SDZ041-220000-
FALL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARDMORE AND OELRICHS
122 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2021
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ001-002-012>014-025>027-030-031-042-072>074-220000-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-OGLALA LAKOTA-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, LEMMON, BISON, BELLE FOURCHE,
FAITH, DUPREE, SPEARFISH, WHITEWOOD, RAPID CITY, EDGEMONT,
HOT SPRINGS, FOLSOM, BOX ELDER, CAPUTA, WALL, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA,
KYLE, STURGIS, PIEDMONT, SUMMERSET, ELLSWORTH AFB, UNION CENTER,
HERMOSA, BUFFALO GAP, AND FAIRBURN
122 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2021
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ032-043-044-046-047-049-220000-
HAAKON-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PHILIP, KADOKA, MARTIN, WHITE RIVER,
MISSION, AND WINNER
122 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2021 /222 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2021/
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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