Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
594 FNUS63 KFSD 210935 RFDFSD RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 435 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2024 .DISCUSSION... WHILE RAIN TAPERS OFF FOR A TIME THIS MORNING, ANOTHER WIDESPREAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING, WITH A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINING IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE WEEKEND, RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES PAST THE I-29 CORRIDOR, AND A COUPLE DAYS OF DRY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-211245- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O`BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY- JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME- YANKTON-UNION- ...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 FAST MOVING FIRE IS LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED. OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED. $$ GEELHART