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Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
322 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL RANGE FROM THE
VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORIES THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH DRY AIR INTO THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S OVER
NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE UPPER 80S OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 TO 20
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

ON WEDNESDAY...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX IS EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORIES.

SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-043-046-047-049-072-073-142300-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-JACKSON-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...WALL...PHILIP...KADOKA...
WHITE RIVER...MISSION...WINNER...STURGIS...UNION CENTER
322 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /422 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013/

...EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A VERY LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL
ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT CRITICAL BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST.
A FIRE WILL START EASILY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LARGE
AND SPREAD QUICKLY BECOMING ERRATIC WITH EXTREME BEHAVIORAL
CHARACTERISTICS. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE.

THE OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.


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SDZ025>027-030-041-042-044-074-142300-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-SHANNON-BENNETT-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARFISH...RAPID CITY...EDGEMONT...
HOT SPRINGS...FOLSOM...ARDMORE...OELRICHS...PINE RIDGE...KYLE...
MARTIN...HERMOSA
322 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A
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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY.


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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
