000 FNUS63 KFSD 080921 RFDFSD RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 421 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 .DISCUSSION...WITH SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER CONTINUING TODAY AND THURSDAY...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM LOW TO MODERATE. AREAS WHERE ANY LINGERING SNOW COVER EXISTS WILL SEE THE LOW FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS...WITH BARE AREAS MAINLY IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY. WITH THE COOL WEATHER...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE WELL ABOVE 30 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH WIND ONLY MODERATE WIND SPEEDS. IAZ003-013-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-071- 082315- DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- LINCOLN-LYON-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...BROOKINGS... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 421 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 ...MODERATE FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES AND OTHER FINE FUELS 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ IAZ001-002-012-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038-039-050-052>070- 082315- LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SLAYTON... FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 421 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 ...LOW FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR SNOW COVER INDICATE THAT THE PROBABILITY OF A FIRE OCCURRENCE IS LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO MODERATE CATEGORY. $$ MJF