Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Bismarck, ND

581 
WWUS83 KBIS 260151
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
851 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

.AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID 90S THURSDAY
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON FRIDAY...
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS HOT...BUT A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE STATE...WITH A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND
DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER WESTERN THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-261400-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.100826T1700Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
851 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 /751 PM MDT WED AUG 25 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...1...9...17...18...31...32...33...40
...41...43...44

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE
10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS
DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-261400-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
851 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 /751 PM MDT WED AUG 25 2010/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...19...20...34...35...42...45...46

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AS A COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

756 
WWUS83 KBIS 260910
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
410 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH
DRY GRASSLANDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

.AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID 90S TODAY ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN
THE TEENS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE STATE...WITH A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND
DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-262115-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.100826T1700Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
410 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /310 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...1...9...17...18...31...32...33...40
...41...43...44

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE
10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS
DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-262115-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
410 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /310 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...19...20...34...35...42...45...46

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AS A COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

838 
WWUS83 KBIS 261615
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1115 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH
DRY GRASSLANDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

.AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE...WITH A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST
WIND AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270415-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.100826T1700Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
1115 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /1015 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...1...9...17...18...31...32...33...40
...41...43...44

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS
DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-270415-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
1115 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /1015 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...19...20...34...35...42...45...46

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AS A COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

KINNEY

813 
WWUS83 KBIS 262048
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
348 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR DIVIDE COUNTY AS WELL AS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY
GRASSLANDS...

.TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS
TO AROUND 20 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE...WITH A
SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

THERE IS LESS CERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
MET OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS IN DIVIDE COUNTY.
THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH DRIER AIR AS WELL AS GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THE TIMING OF THE FRONT REACHING SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS LESS CERTAIN. SHOULD THE FRONT SLOW IN ITS
PROGRESSION ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY...THEN THE DRIER
AIR MAY NOT REACH THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL EVENING. THUS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL WILL REMAIN IN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NOW. DIVIDE COUNTY
MAY NOT SEE THE VERY LOW DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES AND THE TEMPERATURE
IS EXPECTED TO REACH ONLY INTO THE UPPER 70S...THUS THE EXPECTED
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DIVIDE COUNTY IS AROUND 25 PERCENT
WHICH WOULD NOT REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA.

NDZ009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-270900-
/O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0009.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100827T0200Z/
WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
348 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /248 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...9...17...18...31...32...33...40...41
...43...44

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REACHED THIS AFTERNOON
AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 15 TO
20 PERCENT RANGE. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR
AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NDZ001-270900-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
DIVIDE-
348 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...1

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND SOUTH WINDS OF 15 MPH.
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A
SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
DIVIDE COUNTY MAY NOT REACH RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEPENDING ON
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING
ONLY INTO THE UPPER 70S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-270900-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
348 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /248 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR POSSIBLE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...19...20...34...35...42...45...46

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AS A COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND SOMETIME
IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JV

150 
WWUS83 KBIS 270219
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
919 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY GRASSLANDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR DIVIDE COUNTY AS WELL AS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH DRY
GRASSLANDS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE ON FRIDAY...WITH A
SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.

THERE IS LESS CERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
MET OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS IN DIVIDE COUNTY.
THE TIMING OF THE FRONT REACHING SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS
LESS CERTAIN. SHOULD THE FRONT SLOW IN ITS PROGRESSION ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY...THEN THE DRIER AIR MAY NOT REACH
THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNTIL EVENING. THUS THE SOUTH CENTRAL WILL
REMAIN IN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NOW. DIVIDE COUNTY MAY NOT SEE
THE VERY LOW DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES AND THE TEMPERATURE IS EXPECTED
TO REACH ONLY INTO THE UPPER 70S...THUS THE EXPECTED MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DIVIDE COUNTY IS AROUND 25 PERCENT WHICH
WOULD NOT REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA.

NDZ009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-271430-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
919 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /819 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY...
...THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING HAS
EXPIRED... 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...9...17...18...31...32...33...40...41
...43...44

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NDZ001-271430-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100827T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
DIVIDE-
919 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING HAS
EXPIRED...


THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN NORTH DAKOTA...1

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. DIVIDE COUNTY MAY
NOT REACH RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEPENDING ON THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
EXPECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING ONLY INTO THE UPPER 70S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NDZ019-020-034-035-042-045-046-271430-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.100827T1700Z-100828T0200Z/
MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
919 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010 /819 PM MDT THU AUG 26 2010/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... 
IN NORTH DAKOTA...19...20...34...35...42...45...46

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AS A COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRIER AIR AND A SWITCH TO A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND SOMETIME
IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
TWH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
342 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

CURRENTLY...HIGH PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
WITH A MUCH WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE STATE THAN THE
PREVIOUS 48 HOURS. ALOFT....A 500 HPA RIDGE SITS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE WESTERN US WITH A TROUGH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA.

FORECAST MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND RH AND WINDS ON
THURSDAY/FRIDAY AND THEN SWITCH TO THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES SHIFTING EASTWARD TONIGHT
VEERING WINDS AROUND TO THE SOUTH ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH WILL ALLOW WARMER AIR TO FLOW
NORTHWARD. ALOFT...THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SLOWLY DIGS
SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY PUSHING THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE EASTWARD. HEIGHT FALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN ROCKIES
INDUCE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES NEAR CALGARY...
FURTHER STRENGTHENING WARM ADVECTION OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON
THURSDAY HELPING TO PUSH 850 TEMPERATURES UP TO 28*C BY 00 UTC
FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION TO WARM
TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. SEE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW.

BY 12 UTC FRIDAY THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS PUSHED FAR ENOUGH TO THE
EAST THAT UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD. THE BULK OF THE UPPER
LEVEL ENERGY LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD ALONG WITH THE SURFACE LOW NEAR
CALGARY INTO NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN...AND WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND A
DRYING AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL AGAIN CREATE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS.
THE FRONT EXITS TO THE EAST BY 06 UTC SATURDAY. 850 TEMPERATURES
DROP TO BETWEEN 16 AND 18*C BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON FRIDAY AS POSITION OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN US IS KEEPING MOST OF THE MOISTURE CONFINED TO THE
GULF. BULK OF THE COLDER AIR IS WELL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND
REMAINS TO THE NORTH IN CANADA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MULTIPLE
DISTURBANCES EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
ALLOWING FOR INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. MOISTURE BEGINS
TO INCREASE SATURDAY AS SOUTHEASTERN US HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS
EASTWARD. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY INITIALLY BE LIMITED AS IN THE
PREVIOUS EVENT ON AUGUST 22ND INTO THE 23RD WITH LIMITED
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST MODELS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE EVENTUAL
EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AS IS
USUALLY THE CASE...THE 12Z ECMWF IS SLOWER AND THE 12Z GFS IS MORE
PROGRESSIVE. WILL LEAN TOWARDS FORECAST CONSISTENCY UNTIL A TREND
EITHER WAY CAN BE ESTABLISHED.

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW REGIME CONTINUES FROM THE
END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG
TERM...WITH AN OMEGA BLOCK RIDGE OVER THE EAST COAST AND A LONG WAVE
TROUGH JUST WEST OF THE ROCKIES. SHORT WAVE IMPULSES ARE FORECAST TO
EJECT FROM THE BASE OF THE TROUGH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...WITH THE TROUGH ITSELF THEN LIFTING NORTHEAST
INTO THE DAKOTAS MONDAY OR TUESDAY. WILL MAINTAIN CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT WILL KEEP CHANGES MINIMAL FOR NOW.
REASONING IS THE DISAGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE MAIN TROUGH
PASSAGE...WITH THE GFS BRINGING THIS FEATURE THROUGH MONDAY DAYTIME
AND THE ECMWF MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

MODEL DIFFERENCES COMPOUND AS WE PROGRESS INTO MID-WEEK. THE ECMWF
TRENDS TOWARDS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE/QUASI ZONAL FLOW...WHILE THE GFS
REMAINS ACTIVE WITH ANOTHER TROUGH PUSHING EAST ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT. BOTH DO GO DRY FOR WEDNESDAY/WED NIGHT...SO ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE TO LEAVE DAY 8 DRY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED
SFC LOW...WITH COOLER HIGHS AND LOWS NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AND WARMER SOUTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MORE UNCERTAINTY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY SO HAVE GONE CLOSE TO CLIMO TEMPS FOR DAYS 7 AND 8.

&&

.AVIATION...
RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE REGION ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS WORKING TO BRING VFR CONDITIONS INTO
THURSDAY. A CU FIELD AROUND 8FT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AT KMOT...KBIS AND KJMS WITH  IT EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE
WITH THE LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
EXPECT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS.
A SOUTH WIND WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY STRONG...BUT WITH THE
RANGELAND FIRE INDEX PROJECTED WELL INTO THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY...AND RECENT FIRE ACTIVITY...HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH A RED
FLAG WARNING. ON FRIDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
THE STATE DURING THE DAY. EXPECT A STRONG WIND AND DRYING AIRMASS
BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH MORE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. WITH LOWER CONFIDENCE ON TEMPS/MOISTURE AS FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...WILL GO WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NDZ001-009-017>020-031>035-040>046.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ THURSDAY FOR NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...DC/RK
LONG TERM...NH
FIRE WEATHER...RK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
421 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

NDZ001-009-017>020-031>035-040>046-260930-
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-
421 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 /321 AM MDT WED AUG 25 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH
CATEGORY TODAY. THE RANGLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL APPROACH RED FLAG WARNING
CONDITIONS...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS WILL BE APPROACHED AGAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE HIGH AND
VERY HIGH CATEGORIES WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...ALTHOUGH THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ002>005-010>013-021>023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-260930-
BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
421 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.