Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
829 FNUS63 KABR 050924 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 424 AM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .DISCUSSION... With the ongoing dry fuels, today will feature critical fire weather conditions. A cold front will slide through the area this morning and shift winds to the northwest behind it. Gusts are expected to be between 35 and 55 mph, highest over north central South Dakota. Minimum relative humidity values will drop between 20 and 30 percent. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through this evening for the entire forecast area. SDZ003-052330- Corson- Including the city of McIntosh 324 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... Extreme weather conditions and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that critical burning conditions exist. All fires have the potential to become large and spread quickly becoming erratic with extreme behavioral characteristics. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ SDZ004>006-009>011-015>018-033>037-045-048-051-052330- Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk- Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson 424 AM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024 /324 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024/ ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... Very poor weather conditions and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that dangerous burning conditions exist. Fires will spread rapidly and show erratic behavior. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The outlook for Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-019>023-052330- Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Britton, Sisseton, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake 424 AM CDT Sat Oct 5 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 Sunday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$