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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
232 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2018
DISCUSSION
DECREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 35
PERCENT IN THE NORTH TO 65 PERCENT IN THE SOUTH. EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ001-190030-
HARDING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BUFFALO
232 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2018
..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.
SDZ002-012>014-025-031-032-072-073-190030-
PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEMMON, BISON, BELLE FOURCHE, FAITH,
DUPREE, SPEARFISH, WALL, PHILIP, STURGIS, AND UNION CENTER
232 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2018
..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 LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ026-027-030-041>044-046-047-049-074-190030-
RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-
OGLALA LAKOTA-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAPID CITY, EDGEMONT, HOT SPRINGS,
FOLSOM, ARDMORE, OELRICHS, PINE RIDGE, OGLALA, KYLE, KADOKA,
MARTIN, WHITE RIVER, MISSION, WINNER, AND HERMOSA
232 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2018 /332 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2018/
..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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