Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 23, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 24, 2012, 12:00 PM 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
- Aug 23, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -357 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
285 WWUS83 KBIS 232047 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 347 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT INTO FRIDAY EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 85. SOUTH WINDS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-240500- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0018.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 347 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 /247 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES..DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES..DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST...15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. * ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-018>021-033-034-041-042-044-045-240500- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK- MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- 347 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 /247 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ARE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TWH
6 follow-up statements
030 WWUS83 KBIS 240252 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 952 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT INTO FRIDAY EVENING...GENERALLY ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTH WINDS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-241100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 952 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 /852 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST...15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. * ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-018>021-033-034-041-042-044-045-241100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK- MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- 952 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 /852 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ARE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NH
352 WWUS83 KBIS 240929 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 429 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 90 DEGREES...MEANING THAT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BOTH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. DRY LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM BY MID AFTERNOON. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT. NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-241730- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 429 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /329 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING... * SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST...15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90. * ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-018>021-033-034-041-042-044-045-241730- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-STARK- MORTON-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX- 429 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /329 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SCHECK
726 WWUS83 KBIS 241510 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .ADDED 4 COUNTIES TO THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...NAMELY DUNN...STARK...HETTINGER AND ADAMS COUNTIES. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 90 DEGREES...MEANING THAT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BOTH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. DRY LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM BY MID AFTERNOON. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT. NDZ018-033-041-044-242315- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DUNN-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /910 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 90S...DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY LIGHTNING CHANCES FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 90S...DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY LIGHTNING CHANCES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SWITCHING TO THE WEST BY EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-031-032-040-043-242315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /910 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST...15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90. * ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-042-045-242315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-GRANT- SIOUX- 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /910 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JV
967 WWUS83 KBIS 241751 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1251 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FAR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .ADDED 2 ADDITIONAL COUNTIES TO THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...NAMELY GRANT AND SIOUX. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 90 DEGREES...MEANING THAT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT TO 20 PERCENT BOTH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. DRY LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM BY MID AFTERNOON. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT. NDZ042-045-250200- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANT-SIOUX- 1251 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /1151 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 90S...DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY LIGHTNING CHANCES FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 90S...DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY LIGHTNING CHANCES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SWITCHING TO THE WEST BY EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-250200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0026.120824T1800Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1251 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /1151 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR 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. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWEST...15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90. * ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS...WITH DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-250200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 1251 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JV/RK
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
574 WWUS83 KBIS 250257 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 957 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE FOR FAR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AT 10 PM CDT/9 PM MDT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ACROSS THE NORTH DAKOTA/MONTANA BORDER...TEMPERATURES HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR THE RH VALUES TO INCREASE TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT HAS SUBSIDED FOR TONIGHT. FOR SATURDAY...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT EXPANDS TO LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER IN THE 70S...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-251100- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120825T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 957 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 /857 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FAR 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-019>021-034-251100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0019.120825T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 957 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY. * WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...CONDITIONS SUPPORTING RAPID FIRE GROWTH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 15 more | 45 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.