Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
005 FNUS63 KFSD 251941 RFDFSD Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 241 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .DISCUSSION... Elevated fire danger returns to locations west of the James River tomorrow afternoon as southerly winds gusts up to around 30 mph. High temperatures will warm to the 80s and perhaps up to around 90 degrees F across parts of central South Dakota. This will lower RH values down to around 25-40%, lowest west of the James River. Fuels remain on the greener side though so only moderate fire danger is expected at this time. SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-252245- Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix- Douglas- OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the moderate 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. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>071-252245- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody- Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...The Grassland Fire Danger Index will reach the low category. The grassland fire danger product reflects fire danger for native grasses. It is not intended for cured agricultural crops, nor will it reflect conditions in road ditches which have been mowed. $$