Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
898 FNUS63 KABR 261938 RFDABR Rangeland Fire Danger Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 238 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 .DISCUSSION... A front has stalled in the Missouri valley, with slightly cooler and drier air in north central South Dakota. Ahead of the front we have a narrow area of much higher heat and lower humidity thanks to a south southwest breeze, and east of that the James valley, northeast South Dakota and western Minnesota remain in the this very humid airmass with a stiff south breeze. The front will drift a little to the east tonight and then wash out. Those strong south winds will persist in far northeast South Dakota, while lighter winds are expected for central and north central South Dakota as they slowly shift to southerly. That brings a little more humidity to the areas that were drier today, with afternoon humidity generally between 30 and 50 percent from west of the Missouri valley to far eastern South Dakota respectively. SDZ045-270945- Jones- Including the city of Murdo 238 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... Unfavorable weather conditions and low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is high potential for a fire to spread. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning or evening hours when wind speeds are usually lower and the relative humidity is higher. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the moderate category. $$ SDZ033-048-270945- Stanley-Lyman- Including the cities of Fort Pierre and Kennebec 238 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 /138 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024/ ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... Marginal weather conditions or lowering moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground, indicate that there is some potential for a fire to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-034>037-051-270945- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Mobridge, Ipswich, Webster, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, Clear Lake, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson 238 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 /138 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024/ ...LOW FIRE DANGER... 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 performed with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored. The outlook for Saturday afternoon...The grassland fire danger index will reach the low category. $$