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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 21, 201218 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2012, 2:27 PM MDT for 18 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2012, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Renville County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2012-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2012-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

666 
WWUS83 KBIS 212027
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
327 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN
TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY
HIGH CATEGORY OVER PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE
GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PLACES LIKE
WILLISTON...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...CENTER...BEULAH...
WASHBURN...MINOT...AND SHERWOOD.

NDZ004-012-212130-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-
327 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER
WEST OF BOTTINEAU AND MCHENRY COUNTIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT THERE.

$$

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-044-220430-
/O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0010.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
BOWMAN-ADAMS-
327 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 /227 PM MDT WED MAR 21 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
VERY DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 
  BILLINGS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM 70 TO 75.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY 
  VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
5 follow-up statements
081 
WWUS83 KBIS 220245
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
945 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN
TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY
HIGH CATEGORY OVER PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE
GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WILLISTON...
DICKINSON...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...CENTER...BEULAH...WASHBURN...
MINOT...AND SHERWOOD.

NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-044-221100-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0010.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
BOWMAN-ADAMS-
945 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 /845 PM MDT WED MAR 21 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 
  BILLINGS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM 70 TO 75.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY 
  VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

TM
942 
WWUS83 KBIS 220922
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
422 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN
TO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
10 TO 20 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY
VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR
EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES
OF CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWMAN...DICKINSON...AND
HETTINGER.

NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-221030-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0010.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-
422 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

THE COMBINATION OF SOUTH WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL NOT MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA.

$$

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-221730-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0010.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
422 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 /322 AM MDT THU MAR 22 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST
OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 
  HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  044 ADAMS.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY 
  VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

JV
020 
WWUS83 KBIS 221609
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1109 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY
VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR
EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES
OF CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWMAN...DICKINSON...AND
HETTINGER.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0010.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
1109 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 /1009 AM MDT THU MAR 22 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 
  HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  044 ADAMS.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY 
  VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
508 
WWUS83 KBIS 222022
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
322 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WILL COMBINE
WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY VEGETATION TO RAISE THE FIRE
DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS
WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A RED
FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITIES OF CROSBY...WILLISTON...WATFORD CITY...BOWMAN...
DICKINSON...AND HETTINGER.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230200-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
322 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 /222 PM MDT THU MAR 22 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 
  HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  044 ADAMS.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY 
  VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
WAA
572 
WWUS83 KBIS 230203
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
903 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

...THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED...

.THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. GIVEN THE DIMINISHING THREAT OF
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH...ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.

NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
903 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012 /803 PM MDT THU MAR 22 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...

THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. GIVEN THE DIMINISHING THREAT OF
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH...ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.

$$

TM

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.