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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
223 AM MST MON JAN 6 2020
DISCUSSION
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER TODAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE OVER PARTS OF
NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE 50 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SDZ001-012-062200-
HARDING-BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO AND BELLE FOURCHE
223 AM MST MON JAN 6 2020
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ002-013-026-072-073-062200-
PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-RAPID CITY-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEMMON, BISON, FAITH, RAPID CITY,
STURGIS, AND UNION CENTER
223 AM MST MON JAN 6 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ025-030-031-074-062200-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPEARFISH, FOLSOM, WALL, AND HERMOSA
223 AM MST MON JAN 6 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ014-027-032-041>044-046-047-049-062200-
ZIEBACH-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-HAAKON-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA-
JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUPREE, EDGEMONT, HOT SPRINGS, PHILIP,
ARDMORE, OELRICHS, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, KYLE, KADOKA, MARTIN,
WHITE RIVER, MISSION, AND WINNER
223 AM MST MON JAN 6 2020 /323 AM CST MON JAN 6 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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