Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 28, 2012, 4:06 AM MDT for 10 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 28, 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 28, 2012, 4:06 AM MDT (10:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2012, 8:49 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Divide County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WWUS83 KBIS 281006 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 506 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. NDZ031-032-040-043-281815- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0021.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0029.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-SLOPE-BOWMAN- 406 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S. * 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-017-033-041-044-281815- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0029.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-STARK-HETTINGER-ADAMS- 506 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /406 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-022-281815- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- 506 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND 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 WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 90S. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT 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. && $$ NDZ002-003-010-011-018>021-034-035-042-045-046-281815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- 506 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /406 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY...TURNING WEST DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT. * WEDNESDAY HIGHS 95 TO 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JP MARTIN
6 follow-up statements
094 WWUS83 KBIS 281101 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 601 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BURNING SHOULD NOT 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. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-281915- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0029.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 601 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /501 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 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 DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...VARIABLE 10 MPH TUESDAY...AND GUSTY UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-281915- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 601 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /501 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JP MARTIN
061 WWUS83 KBIS 281551 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1051 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A NUMBER OF FACTORS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH...INCLUDING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...AND ABUNDANT DRY FUELS. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE STATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...SWITCHING THE WIND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING THE THREAT. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-290000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0029.120828T1800Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1051 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /951 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 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 DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...VARIABLE UP TO 10 MPH TUESDAY...AND GUSTY UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-290000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 1051 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /951 AM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
759 WWUS83 KBIS 281819 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 119 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A NUMBER OF FACTORS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH... INCLUDING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...AND ABUNDANT DRY FUELS. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE STATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...SWITCHING THE WIND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING THE THREAT. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-290230- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 119 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /1219 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...VARIABLE UP TO 10 MPH TUESDAY...AND GUSTY UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT TODAY...12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-290230- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 119 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /1219 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KINNEY
031 WWUS83 KBIS 282015 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 315 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...REPLACING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THIS EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REACH THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...TO THE LOW 20S ALONG THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR. ANY FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE...TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-290415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120829T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 315 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /215 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND STRONG WINDS...FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...VARIABLE UP TO 10 MPH TUESDAY...AND GUSTY UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT TODAY...12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-290415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0022.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 315 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /215 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND STRONG WINDS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. SOUTHERLY WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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
772 WWUS83 KBIS 290001 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 701 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...REPLACING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO THIS EVENING...AND OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REACH THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...TO THE LOW 20S ALONG THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR. ANY FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE...TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-290815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 701 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /601 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... * 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING...12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 90S EARLY THIS EVENING. 95 TO 100 WEDNESDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-290815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 701 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /601 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND STRONG WINDS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TWH
267 WWUS83 KBIS 290249 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 949 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REACH THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...TO THE LOW 20S ALONG THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR. ANY FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE...TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. NDZ001-009-017-031>033-040-041-043-044-291100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 949 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /849 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VARIABLE WINDS THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE CONTROL ISSUES FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... * 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 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-018>022-034-035-042-045-046-291100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS- 949 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 /849 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND STRONG WINDS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TWH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 22 more | 36 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.