Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD

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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
405 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep conditions dry through Friday for central
and northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota. Southwest
winds will turn gusty this afternoon reaching speeds of 25-35 mph
this afternoon in some spots. A storm system organizing to our south
the next couple days will spread rain chances north into our region
on Saturday. Some locations across central and northeast South
Dakota may pick up a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rainfall
before it ends Sunday morning. Minimum relative humidity values will
fall into a 25-35 percent range this afternoon for points along and
west of the Missouri Valley.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>017-020-021-023-033>036-045-048-080015-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-
Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Codington-Grant-Deuel-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Jones-Lyman-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid,
Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster,
Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Watertown, Milbank, Clear Lake,
Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Murdo, and Kennebec
405 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 /305 AM MST Thu Nov 7 2024/

...HIGH FIRE DANGER...

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 low to moderate category.


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SDZ018-019-022-037-051-080015-
Spink-Clark-Hamlin-Hand-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Redfield, Clark, Hayti, Miller,
and Fort Thompson
405 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024

...MODERATE FIRE DANGER...

Marginal weather conditions or 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 low category.


$$