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RFDABR

RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2014

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST TODAY WITH WINDS
GRADUALLY SHIFTING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND DRAWING DRIER AIR
INTO THE REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR STORMS COMES TONIGHT...WITH
THE FOCUS IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY WILL ALSO BE
DRY...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
UPCOMING WORK WEEK.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-260000-
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...MCLAUGHLIN...
HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...
IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...
CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...
MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
401 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2014 /301 AM MDT FRI JUL 25 2014/

...LOW FIRE DANGER...

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A HIGH MOISTURE
CONTENT OF GRASSES...AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE
GROUND...INDICATE THAT THE PROBABILITY OF A FIRE OCCURRENCE IS
LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE
PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

THE OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.


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CONNELLY