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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
403 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Cooler over the area today with highs in the 40s to the lower to
mid 50s with high pressure keeping the area dry. Winds will shift
from northeast this morning to southerly by this afternoon with
speeds between 10 to 15 mph. Afternoon humidity is forecast to range
from 25 to 40 percent for much of the region and again for Wednesday.

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-112315-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-
Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Eureka, Mobridge,
Ipswich, Isabel, Gettysburg, Faulkton, Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre,
Highmore, Miller, Murdo, and Kennebec
403 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 /303 AM MDT Tue Mar 11 2025/

...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 Wednesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger
index will reach the moderate category.


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MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-051-112315-
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-
Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton,
Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti,
Clear Lake, and Fort Thompson
403 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...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 Wednesday afternoon...The grassland fire danger
index will reach the moderate category.


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