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626 FNUS63 KUNR 181007 RFDUNR RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 407 AM MDT THU SEP 18 2014 .DISCUSSION...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO HIGH CATEGORIES TODAY. THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND 90S. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND TO 30 TO 45 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. ON FRIDAY...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW TO HIGH CATEGORIES AGAIN. SDZ012-027-030-041-042-074-190000- BUTTE-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-SHANNON- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...EDGEMONT... HOT SPRINGS...FOLSOM...ARDMORE...OELRICHS...PINE RIDGE...KYLE... HERMOSA 407 AM MDT THU SEP 18 2014 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...AND OTHER DRY 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. $$ SDZ025-026-031-072-073-190000- NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARFISH...RAPID CITY...WALL... STURGIS...UNION CENTER 407 AM MDT THU SEP 18 2014 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND...INDICATE THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ SDZ001-002-013-014-032-043-044-046-047-049-190000- HARDING-PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-HAAKON-JACKSON- BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...FAITH... DUPREE...PHILIP...KADOKA...MARTIN...WHITE RIVER...MISSION... WINNER 407 AM MDT THU SEP 18 2014 /507 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014/ ...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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY. $$