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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Aug 31, 2012, 2:12 PM MDT for 21 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 31, 2012, 2:12 PM MDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 9:04 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 21 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 2364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WWUS83 KBIS 312012 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH 30 MPH GUSTS AT TIMES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 17 TO 20 PERCENT OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND DRY PASTURES...WILL ALL COME TOGETHER AND RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES OF BOWMAN AND SLOPE WILL LIKELY REACH THE EXTREME FIRE DANGER CATEGORY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS ALSO EXPECTED ON SATURDAY... MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT ARE LIKELY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL. IN THE SOUTHWEST...WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER BUT THERE SHOULD BE A WIND SWITCH FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY DURING THE DAY...ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-010415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0024.120901T1700Z-120902T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120901T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 /212 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...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...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ NDZ021-022-035-036-046-047-050-010415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0024.120901T1700Z-120902T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-010200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120901T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 312 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 90S. * 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. && $$ TM
6 follow-up statements
716 WWUS83 KBIS 010009 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 709 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH 30 MPH GUSTS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT AND DRY GRASSLANDS HAVE COMBINED TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY DURING THE DAY IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE IS ALSO A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT. NDZ017>020-031>034-040>045-010815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120901T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 709 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 /609 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-010200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120901T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 709 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ021-022-035-036-046-047-050-010815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 709 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SCHECK
082 WWUS83 KBIS 010237 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 937 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF JAMES RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 ON SUNDAY... .THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY DURING THE DAY IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE IS ALSO A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CAUSE SOUTHEASTERLY MORNING WINDS TO SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY AT AROUND 15 TO 30 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT. THE MAIN SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY IS WITH WIND SPEEDS...WHICH MAY BE LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GIVEN THE EASE WITH WHICH FIRES HAVE SPREAD UNDER CONDITIONS LESS FAVORABLE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...A WATCH IS WARRANTED. NDZ017>021-031>034-040>045-011045- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 937 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 /837 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 100 SATURDAY DROPPING TO THE MID 80S SUNDAY. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ022-035-036-046-047-050-011045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 937 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-011045- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- 937 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * 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. && $$ SCHECK
668 WWUS83 KBIS 010859 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 359 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF JAMES RIVER VALLEY TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 ON SUNDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY DURING THE DAY IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE IS ALSO A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS AT AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. THE MAIN SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY IS WITH WIND SPEEDS...WHICH MAY BE LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GIVEN THE EASE WITH WHICH FIRES HAVE SPREAD UNDER CONDITIONS LESS FAVORABLE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...A WATCH IS WARRANTED. NDZ017>021-031>034-040>045-011800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 359 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /259 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH ON SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FOR THE FAR WEST EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 SATURDAY DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S SUNDAY. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ022-035-036-046-047-050-011800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.120901T1700Z-120902T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 359 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * 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. && $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-011800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- 359 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JV
055 WWUS83 KBIS 011744 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1244 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 ON SUNDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY DURING THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE IS ALSO A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY...WHEN A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS AT AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. THE MAIN SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY IS WITH WIND SPEEDS...WHICH MAY BE LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GIVEN THE EASE WITH WHICH FIRES HAVE SPREAD UNDER CONDITIONS LESS FAVORABLE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...A WATCH IS WARRANTED. NDZ017>021-031>034-040>045-020000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1244 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /1144 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 SATURDAY DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S SUNDAY. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ022-035-036-046-047-050-020000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1244 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001>003-009>011-020000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- 1244 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * 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. && $$ TM
046 WWUS83 KBIS 011951 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF JAMES RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE IS ALSO A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT. A RED FLAG WARNING WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. THE MAIN SOURCE OF UNCERTAINTY IS WITH WIND SPEEDS...WHICH MAY BE LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. GIVEN THE EASE WITH WHICH FIRES HAVE SPREAD UNDER CONDITIONS LESS FAVORABLE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A WARNING. NDZ019>021-034-042-045-020300- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX- 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /151 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER SOUTH OF GARRISON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH WITH 30 MPH GUSTS TURNING SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ NDZ003-011-012100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ RENVILLE-WARD- 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ALONG HIGHWAY 83 FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 83. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY DUE TO BOTH THE WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-020400- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0033.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /151 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE LOWER 90S NORTH TO THE LOWER 100S SOUTH SATURDAY. FROM THE LOWER 80S NORTH TO THE UPPER 80S SOUTH SUNDAY. * LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-020400- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0025.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0033.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WEST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUM...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ022-035-036-046-047-050-020300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 251 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. * LIGHTNING...SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TM
100 WWUS83 KBIS 020304 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1004 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY... .THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA...FROM BOWBELLS AND STANLEY...THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO MOTT AND HETTINGER...FOR SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-021115- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 1004 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /904 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ019>022-034>036-042-045>047-050-020415- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1004 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 /904 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY TO EXPIRE AS CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING. $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-021115- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 1004 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * 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. && $$ JP MARTIN
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Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2:53 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 15 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 12 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.