Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD

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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
423 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP BETWEEN THE EXITING HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE ROCKIES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHIFTS EAST ON FRIDAY...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS
ACROSS THE WHOLE REGION FRIDAY. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WILL FEATURE
SEVERAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-232315-
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
423 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 /323 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013/

...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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.


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