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000 FNUS63 KFSD 211055 RFDFSD RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 455 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY DRAWING UNSEASONABLY MILD AIR INTO THE REGION. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID AND UPPER 50S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA CREATING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. DEBRIS BURNING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WILDFIRES...SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH ANY USE OF FIRE. SDZ050-057-220015- GREGORY-BRULE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL 455 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ MNZ071-072-097-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>071-220015- LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS- JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON- CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON... BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY... MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 455 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...LEAVES...PINE NEEDLES...SMALL TWIGS...OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE USUALLY LOWER AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER. THE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-220015- LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK- 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...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE 455 AM CST SAT NOV 21 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY. $$ BT
