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Rangeland Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
146 AM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...An upper low will move slowly across the region 
through Thursday, bringing cooler weather, a good chance of rain,
and high relative humidity. Winds will generally be northerly at 
10 to 20 mph, breeziest just east of the Black Hills where gusts 
to 30 mph are possible Wednesday.

SDZ026-027-030-031-041>043-046-073>077-170000-
Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains-
Pennington Co Plains-Western Fall River-Northern Oglala Lakota-
Northern Jackson-Mellette-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-
Southern Jackson-
Including the cities of Rapid City, Hot Springs, 
Angostura Reservoir, Folsom, Box Elder, Caputa, New Underwood, 
Wasta, Wall, Scenic, Quinn, Ardmore, Edgemont, Provo, Rumford, 
Kyle, Rockyford, Sharps Corner, Kadoka, Cottonwood, Interior, 
Belvidere, White River, Wood, Norris, Cedar Butte, Ellsworth AFB, 
Union Center, Elm Springs, Enning, White Owl, Hermosa, 
Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Pine Ridge, 
Oglala, Wounded Knee, Porcupine, Manderson, Batesland, 
Long Valley, Wanblee, and Potato Creek
146 AM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025 /246 AM CDT Tue Sep 16 2025/

...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 
to spread. Any outdoor burning should be closely monitored.

The outlook for Wednesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger
index will reach the low category. 


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SDZ001-002-012>014-025-032-044-047-049-072-078-170000-
Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Foothills-Haakon-Bennett-Todd-Tripp-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Perkins-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Camp Crook, Ladner, Ludlow, 
Redig, Reva, Lemmon, Shadehill, Meadow, Prairie City, 
Belle Fourche, Newell, Vale, Fruitdale, Belle Fourche Reservoir, 
Hoover, Faith, Mud Butte, Red Owl, Howes, Opal, Dupree, 
Glad Valley, Cherry Creek, South Eagle Butte, Spearfish, 
Whitewood, Saint Onge, Philip, Midland, Milesville, Martin, 
Allen, Tuthill, Harrington, Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, 
Parmelee, Winner, Colome, Witten, Hamill, Ideal, Sturgis, 
Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford, Usta, Bison, Sorum, 
and Zeona
146 AM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025 /246 AM CDT Tue Sep 16 2025/

...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 fast moving fire is low.
Outdoor burning under these conditions can usually be performed 
with reasonable safety precautions, but should be monitored.

The outlook for Wednesday afternoon, The grassland fire danger
index will reach the low category to moderate category. 


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