611
FNUS63 KABR 160906
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
406 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA TODAY AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. A WESTERLY BREEZE WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY
AS WELL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND
SWITCH WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY. CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME A BIT BREEZY THROUGH THE DAY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-162315-
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
406 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013 /306 AM MDT WED OCT 16 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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