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Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
639 FNUS63 KABR 170913 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 413 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... High pressure will bring dry and mild conditions to the area today and Thursday. Light and variable wind today will be replaced by a 10 to 20 mph southeast wind on Thursday. Minimum relative humidity values this afternoon will be in the 35 to 50 percent range, with a similar range in humidity levels expected Thursday afternoon. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-172315- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 413 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 /313 AM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... 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 Thursday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ Dorn