Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 1, 2012, 1:51 PM MDT for 13 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 2, 2012, 10:00 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
- Sep 1, 2012, 1:51 PM MDT (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2012, 7:58 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 631 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 633 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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
890 WWUS83 KBIS 020847 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 347 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA...FROM BOWBELLS AND STANLEY...THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO MOTT AND HETTINGER...FOR TODAY. DRY HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THE THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-021900- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.120902T1600Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 347 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /247 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR THE WESTERNMOST QUARTER OF 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 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 AROUND 20 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH 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. && $$ JV
742 WWUS83 KBIS 021746 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1246 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA...FROM BOWBELLS AND STANLEY...THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO MOTT AND HETTINGER...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-030200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1246 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /1146 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 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 THE WESTERNMOST QUARTER OF 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 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 AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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. && $$ TM
003 WWUS83 KBIS 022017 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 317 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA...FROM BOWBELLS AND STANLEY...THROUGH KILLDEER AND DICKINSON...TO MOTT AND HETTINGER...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BRING NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EAST FAIRVIEW TO HALLIDAY...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HALLIDAY TO ELGIN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA WILL GENERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH 25 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-030500- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0026.120903T1700Z-120904T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 317 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /217 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 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 THE WESTERNMOST QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 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 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-030200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 317 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR THE WESTERNMOST QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA.... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TM
874 WWUS83 KBIS 030158 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 858 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EAST FAIRVIEW TO HALLIDAY...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HALLIDAY TO ELGIN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA WILL GENERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH 25 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-031000- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0026.120903T1700Z-120904T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 858 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 /758 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY TO EXPIRE. * 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 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-030300- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120903T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL- 858 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY TO EXPIRE...AS WINDS HAD DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. $$ JNS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 8:37 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 15 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:18 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Foster, Kidder, Pierce, Rolette, Stutsman, Wells | 10 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.