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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 28, 2012, 2:15 PM MDT for 28 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Aug 29, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 17 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, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 2:01 AM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 28 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
10 follow-up statements
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
990 WWUS83 KBIS 290607 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 107 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IS THE RESULT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. VERY DRY PASTURES... TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE WARNED AREA...AND INCREASING WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH...WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE...TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN THE WARNED AREA. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH MATCHES. BE SURE THINGS LIKE CIGARETTES AND CIGARS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-291415- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 107 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /1207 AM MDT WED AUG 29 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 ...TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 25 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...92 TO 102. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. && $$ JP MARTIN
795 WWUS83 KBIS 290907 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 407 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IS THE RESULT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. VERY DRY PASTURES... TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 23 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH...WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT AND SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN THE WARNED AREA. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH MATCHES. BE SURE THINGS LIKE CIGARETTES AND CIGARS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISCARDING THEM. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-291715- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 407 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /307 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 23 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...92 TO 102. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ JP MARTIN
571 WWUS83 KBIS 291552 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1052 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IS THE RESULT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. VERY DRY PASTURES... TEMPERATURES OF 93 TO 101...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 23 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY. DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL QUICKLY TURN WEST THEN NORTHWEST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM CDT. THE WIND SHIFT WILL REACH THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM CDT. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT AND SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE TO BEULAH AND ELGIN. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-300000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 1052 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /952 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 23 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST THEN NORTHWEST FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...93 TO 101. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ KINNEY
067 WWUS83 KBIS 291824 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 124 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AT MIDDAY...AND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST...REACHING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATER THIS EVENING. THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL QUICKLY TURN WEST THEN NORTHWEST. THE WIND SHIFT WILL REACH THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM CDT. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT AND SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-300230- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 124 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /1224 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 94 TO 101... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 TO 24 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST THEN NORTHWEST FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...94 TO 101. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ KINNEY
291 WWUS83 KBIS 292001 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 301 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH WILLISTON AND DICKINSON EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REACH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATER THIS EVENING. THE SOUTHERLY WIND WILL QUICKLY TURN WEST THEN NORTHWEST. THE WIND SHIFT WILL REACH THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM CDT. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT AND SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 FOR LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 PERCENT. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT DRY FUELS AND RECENT OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-300415- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0023.120831T1500Z-120901T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- 301 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /201 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 94 TO 101... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 TO 24 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN 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 FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST THEN NORTHWEST FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY...20 PERCENT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...94 TO 102 TODAY...UPPER 80S ON FRIDAY. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-021-022-035-046-300415- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 301 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 94 TO 101... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 TO 24 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA..... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH...SHIFTING WEST THEN NORTHWEST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 97. * ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ AYD
491 WWUS83 KBIS 300237 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 937 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MINOT AND BISMARCK THIS EVENING AND WILL REACH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES REMAIN BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...AND CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 FOR LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 PERCENT. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT DRY FUELS AND RECENT OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-301045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0023.120831T1500Z-120901T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- 937 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /837 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 TO 24 PERCENT...AND WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH. FOR FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT THIS EVENING...20 PERCENT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S THIS EVENING...UPPER 80S ON FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-021-022-035-046-301045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 937 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 TO 24 PERCENT...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * EVENING TEMPERATURES OF IN THE 80S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ TWH
967 WWUS83 KBIS 300531 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1231 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. HUMIDITIES WERE RECOVERING INTO THE 30S PERCENT RANGE AND WINDS WERE DECREASING. A CONTINUED SLOW IMPROVEMENT IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 8 FROM BOWBELLS TO NEW TOWN...AND THEN WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH WASHBURN...MANDAN...AND FORT YATES. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 PERCENT. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT DRY FUELS AND RECENT OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-301345- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0023.120831T1500Z-120901T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- 1231 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 /1131 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH. THEN FOR FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERING SLOWLY EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S EARLY THIS MORNING...UPPER 80S ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-021-022-035-046-301200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 1231 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RECOVERING SLOWLY EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. $$ JP MARTIN
662 WWUS83 KBIS 300801 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 301 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS RECOVERING AND THE WIND WAS DECREASING. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT HAS BEEN CANCELED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 8 FROM BOWBELLS TO NEW TOWN... AND THEN WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH WASHBURN...MANDAN... AND FORT YATES. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 PERCENT. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT DRY FUELS AND RECENT OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>020-031>034-040>045-301615- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0023.120831T1500Z-120901T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN- ADAMS-SIOUX- 301 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 /201 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE REST OF THIS NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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. FOR FRIDAY... * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ003>005-011>013-021-022-035-046-300915- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120830T1200Z/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 301 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE REST OF THIS NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS RECOVERING...AND THE WIND WAS DECREASING. $$ JP MARTIN
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Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:06 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 17 hr |
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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.