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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 26, 2012, 2:34 PM MDT for 6 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 27, 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 26, 2012, 2:34 PM MDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2012, 8:55 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 199 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
778 WWUS83 KBIS 262034 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 334 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA IS LIKELY OVER THE FAR SOUTHWEST. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH FORECAST WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. NDZ031-032-040-043-270445- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0020.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 234 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NDZ017-018-033-041-044-270445- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0020.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- 334 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /234 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTING TO 20 TO 25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ RK
7 follow-up statements
240 WWUS83 KBIS 270250 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 950 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA IS LIKELY OVER THE FAR SOUTHWEST. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH FORECAST WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. NDZ031-032-040-043-271100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 850 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NDZ017-018-033-041-044-271100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0020.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- 950 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2012 /850 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTING TO 20 TO 25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ RK/TM
405 WWUS83 KBIS 270613 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 113 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MCKENZIE...GOLDEN VALLEY ...BILLINGS...STARK...SLOPE...AND BOWMAN. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. NO BURNING SHOULD BE DONE IN THE WARNED AREA TODAY...AND BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH MATCHES. BE SURE THINGS LIKE CIGARETTES AND CIGARS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. NDZ018-041-044-270715- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0020.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ DUNN-HETTINGER-ADAMS- 113 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /1213 AM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NDZ017-033-271415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0020.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-STARK- 113 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /1213 AM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS...IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ031-032-040-043-271415- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 1213 AM MDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * TIMING...NOON MDT TO 9 PM MDT * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ JP MARTIN
448 WWUS83 KBIS 270958 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MCKENZIE...GOLDEN VALLEY ...BILLINGS...STARK...SLOPE...AND BOWMAN. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 22 PERCENT...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN THE WARNED AREA TODAY. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH MATCHES. BE SURE THINGS LIKE CIGARETTES AND CIGARS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. SIMILAR CONDITIONS COULD EXIST FOR TUESDAY...AND FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER...FOR TUESDAY. NDZ017-031>033-040-043-271800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 458 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /358 AM MDT MON AUG 27 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 FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 18 TO 22 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ JP MARTIN
330 WWUS83 KBIS 271539 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1039 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MCKENZIE...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS...STARK...SLOPE...AND BOWMAN COUNTIES. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 22 PERCENT...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND ADDITIONAL HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. NDZ017-031>033-040-043-272345- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.120827T1800Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 1039 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /939 AM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 18 TO 22 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ KINNEY
314 WWUS83 KBIS 271804 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 104 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MCKENZIE...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS...STARK...SLOPE...AND BOWMAN COUNTIES. EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF NEAR 20 PERCENT...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VERY DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND ADDITIONAL HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. NDZ017-031>033-040-043-280215- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 104 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /1204 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM NEAR 20 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...90 TO 95. * THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSOCIATED RAINFALL TO HELP REDUCE GRASS FIRE STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ KINNEY
131 WWUS83 KBIS 272022 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOWMAN...SLOPE...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS...MCKENZIE AND STARK COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM MDT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT AND TEMPERATURES NEAR 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVERING TO NEAR 80 PERCENT TONIGHT. FOR TUESDAY IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT. WINDS AT 10 MPH OR LESS MAY BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN DIRECTION...WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE CONTROL ISSUES. FOR WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. HIGHS NEAR 100...WINDS SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY RESULT IN MIXING SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NDZ031-032-040-043-280430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0021.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120828T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 222 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...VARIABLE WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...VARIABLE WINDS AND DRY FUELS ..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR TUESDAY WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 20 MPH ARE FORECAST...TURNING WEST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT EACH DAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S TODAY...UPPER 90S TUESDAY AND LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ017-033-280430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120828T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-STARK- 322 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /222 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/. * A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS SOUTHEAST TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE FORECAST...TURNING WEST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT EACH DAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S TODAY...LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-018>021-034-035-041-042-044>046-280430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 322 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /222 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * 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 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY...TURNING WEST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT. * WEDNESDAY HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO THE LOWER 100S. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING 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. && $$ AYD/JWS/RPK
960 WWUS83 KBIS 280255 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 955 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR BOWMAN...SLOPE...GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS...MCKENZIE AND STARK COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR TUESDAY IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT. WINDS AT 10 MPH OR LESS MAY BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN DIRECTION...WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE CONTROL ISSUES. FOR WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. HIGHS NEAR 100...WINDS SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY RESULT IN MIXING SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. NDZ031-032-040-043-281100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0021.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 855 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...VARIABLE WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...VARIABLE WINDS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * FOR TUESDAY WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 20 MPH ARE FORECAST...TURNING WEST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT EACH DAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TUESDAY AND LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING 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. && $$ NDZ017-033-281100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ MCKENZIE-STARK- 955 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /855 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK. * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE FORECAST...TURNING WEST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT EACH DAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-018>021-034-035-041-042-044>046-281100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-HETTINGER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 955 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 /855 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY...TURNING WEST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT. * WEDNESDAY HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO THE LOWER 100S. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 3:09 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more | 21 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.