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FNUS63 KUNR 050834
RFDUNR

RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S TO MID 90S. ACTIVE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL DIP TO THE MID 20S TO MID 30S AS SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO
10 TO 25 MPH.

SDZ001-002-012>014-025>027-030>032-041-042-072>074-060015-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-FALL RIVER-SHANNON-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...SPEARFISH...RAPID CITY...
HOT SPRINGS...FOLSOM...WALL...PHILIP...EDGEMONT...PINE RIDGE...
KYLE...STURGIS...UNION CENTER...HERMOSA
234 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH  
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A 
VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES...AND OTHER DRY 
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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY TO HIGH CATEGORY. 


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SDZ043-044-060015-
JACKSON-BENNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KADOKA...MARTIN
234 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

...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 MODERATE CATEGORY. 


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SDZ046-047-049-060015-
MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITE RIVER...MISSION...WINNER
334 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012

...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. 


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