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 Elk
seek refuge in the East Fork of the Bitterroot River from the Sula Complex
Fire, just north of Sula, MT. This fire was just one of thousands in the
western U.S. during the second half of the summer of 2000, making it one of the
worst fire seasons in recorded history.
Picture taken on Aug. 6,
2000 by John McColgan of the Bureau of Land Management, Alaskan Fire
Service. Photo Courtesy of the Alaskan Type I Incident Management Team.
Photos
of a grassland fire in Beadle County on March 31, 2003!
Click HERE
for background on how the National Weather Service interacts with other
federal agencies in fire suppression and how we prepare and issue Fire Weather
Forecasts.
Click
HERE for a guide on what to expect in regard to
specific burning conditions for the five Grassland Fire Danger categories and
Red Flag Warning.
PRODUCTS FROM NWS SIOUX FALLS
(for important specifics on these products, see the
explanations section below)
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Submit and/or retrieve a Spot
Forecast using NWS Spot (for the entire Sioux Falls forecast area for anytime
of the year). Need a tutorial
for NWS Spot?
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Fire Weather
Forecast (for SW MN and SE SD counties only. Narrative issued
no later than 7 am and 330 pm from April 1st to May 31st, and again
from August 15th to October 31st. From June 1st to August
14th, only the morning narrative will be posted.)
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Grassland
Fire Danger (Statement and map issued daily from April 1st to
October 31st...and as needed during the winter months.
Meteorological conditions will be included in the fire danger
statement when the grassland fire danger index reaches very high or extreme.)
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State
of SD Grassland Fire Danger Map ( from NWS Rapid City)
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Fire
Wx Watch or Red
Flag Warning (will be issued when red flag criteria are
probable, met or exceeded in
the Sioux Falls forecast area for anytime of the year).
Note: Through interagency
agreement, the dates listed above for the Fire Weather Forecast can be
altered in times of persistent dry or wet conditions.
Interactive
Forecast Graphics from Sioux Falls
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PRODUCTS FROM THE SPC
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ANALYSIS, FORECASTS,
CURRENT NWS RADAR and
CLIMATIC DATA
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LINKS TO AREA FIRE
COORDINATION CENTERS
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NDVI GREENESS DATA FROM
THE EROS DATA CENTER AND THE WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
(for important specifics on these products, see the
explanations section below)
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA FROM THE
WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
(for important specifics on these products, see the
explanations section below)
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USA
RAWS CLIMATE ARCHIVE
(for current and old RAWS data from any state)
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ROMAN
(includes RAWS, airport sites and miscellaneous sites)
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WRCC
(western region climatic center, RAWS only)
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Boise
NWS (RAWS only)
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ACTIVE
FIRE MAPS
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DROUGHT AND HAZARDS ASSESSMENT
PRODUCTS
(for important specifics on these products, see the
explanations section below)
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EXPLANATIONS FOR SOME SELECTED
ITEMS ABOVE
Any questions or comments in regards
to the Fire Weather Page, contact Mike
Fuhs of the Sioux Falls NWS staff.
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