Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
156 FNUS63 KUNR 050858 RFDUNR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 258 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .DISCUSSION...A dry cold front sweeping across the area this morning will bring strong northwesterly winds through the afternoon. Sustained winds of 15 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to as high as 60 mph are expected, with the strongest gusts occurring this morning from the northwestern to west central South Dakota plains. Combined with relative humidity values below 25 percent, and as low as around 15 percent, this will lead to extreme grassland fire danger across much of the western South Dakota plains. SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-043-046-047-073-077-078-060100- Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Mellette-Todd- Southern Meade Co Plains-Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins- Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, Belvidere, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Long Valley, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona 258 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 /358 AM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024/ ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the extreme category this afternoon. 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. No outdoor burning should take place. The outlook for Sunday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ SDZ025>027-030-041-042-044-049-072-075-060100- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains- Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota-Bennett-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Eastern Fall River- Including the cities of Spearfish, Whitewood, Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Martin, Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Oral, Oelrichs, and Smithwick 258 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 /358 AM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024/ ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category this afternoon. Very poor weather conditions and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that dangerous burning conditions exist. Fires will spread rapidly and show erratic behavior. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The outlook for Sunday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category to high category. $$ SDZ074-076-060100- Hermosa Foothills-Southern Oglala Lakota- Including the cities of Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, and Batesland 258 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... The grassland fire danger index will reach the high category this afternoon. 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. $$