Grassland Fire Danger Statement
Note: The Grassland Fire Danger statement and map will be issued daily from April 1st to November 15th. It will also be issued during the winter months if the index reaches Very High or Extreme. Please check the date on the map and the text product below to ensure you are looking at a current product.
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000 FNUS63 KFSD 101000 RFDFSD RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL BRING LIGHTER WINDS OVERALL...MIXING SOMEWHAT HIGHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA MIDDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ON MONDAY AND START RETURN FLOW OF WARMER AND GRADUALLY MORE MOIST AIR...WITH A BULK OF THE MOISTENING EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... THEN A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM INTERSTATE 29 EASTWARD LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A VERY WINDY DAY WITH SHARPLY DRYING CONDITIONS. MNZ072-080-081-089-090-102315- LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...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 HIGH CATEGORY. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-014- SDZ038>040-052>062-064>067-069>071-102315- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN... MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THE OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$ SDZ050-063-068-102315- GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ |
