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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
234 AM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025

.DISCUSSION...Today and Friday will be warm, dry, and breezy.
Minimum relative humidity will be near 15 percent both days.
Today, northwesterly winds will be 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
40 mph across parts of the western SD plains. On Friday, southerly
winds will be 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

SDZ002-013-014-031-032-043-044-046-047-049-073-077-078-110015-
Northern Perkins-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-
Todd-Tripp-Southern Meade Co Plains-Southern Jackson-
Southern Perkins-
Including the cities of Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City,
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, Martin,
Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, White River, Wood, Norris,
Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner,
Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Ellsworth AFB, Union Center,
Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Long Valley, Wanblee,
Potato Creek, Usta, Bison, Sorum, and Zeona
234 AM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025 /334 AM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025/

...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 Friday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index
will reach the high category to very high category.


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SDZ001-012-025>027-030-041-042-072-074>076-110015-
Harding-Butte-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-
Custer Co Plains-Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-
Southern Oglala Lakota-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow,
Redig, Reva, Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale,
Belle Fourche Reservoir, Hoover, Spearfish, Whitewood,
Saint Onge, Rapid City, Hot Springs, Angostura Reservoir, Folsom,
Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, Kyle, Rockyford,
Sharps Corner, Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford,
Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick,
Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson,
and Batesland
234 AM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...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 Friday afternoon, The grassland fire danger index
will reach the moderate category to high category.


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