Grassland Fire Danger Statement
Note: The Grassland Fire Danger statement and map will be issued daily from April 1st to October 31st...and as needed during the winter months. However, meteorological conditions will only be included in the fire danger statement when the Fire Danger rating is Very High, Extreme... or when Red Flag conditions are met. Please check the date on the map and the text product below to ensure you are looking at a current product. If Red Flag conditions are indicated on the map, also check for a current Red Flag Warning.
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000 FNUS63 KFSD 210954 RFDFSD RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 454 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 .DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY TODAY WITH SURFACE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MODESTLY HIGH KEEPING THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX BELOW THE VERY HIGH OR EXTREME CATEGORIES. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A SIOUX CITY IOWA TO WINDOM MINNESOTA LINE SHOULD REMAIN IN THE LOW CATEGORY DUE TO LESS WIND IN THOSE AREAS. MONDAY WILL BE A WINDY DAY ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER THE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY HIGH. THEREFORE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN REMAIN BELOW THE VERY HIGH OR EXTREME CATEGORIES. SDZ050-052-057>059-063-064-212115- GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 454 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ038>040-053>056- 060>062-065>071-212115- LYON-SIOUX-LINCOLN-MURRAY-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-BEADLE- KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK- MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA... WORTHINGTON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY... SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS... PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 454 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THE OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-090-NEZ014-212115- OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA- WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 454 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ MJF |
