Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 3, 2012, 2:13 PM MDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 4, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2012, 2:13 PM MDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -455 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198 WWUS83 KBIS 032013 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 313 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TUESDAY...AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAKE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-040500- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0027.120904T1700Z-120905T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0034.120904T1700Z-120905T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 313 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 /213 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 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...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...75 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY 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. && $$ TM
4 follow-up statements
552 WWUS83 KBIS 040232 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 932 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TUESDAY...AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAKE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 20 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-041045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0034.120904T1700Z-120905T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 932 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 /832 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
930 WWUS83 KBIS 040901 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 401 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAKE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-041900- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0034.120904T1700Z-120905T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 401 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 /301 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAX TEMPERATURES 75 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY 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. && $$ JV
229 WWUS83 KBIS 041838 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 138 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAKE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 15 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. PASTURES CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY...AND THESE CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-050200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 138 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 /1238 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...75 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TM
646 WWUS83 KBIS 050205 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 905 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.. .COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS LOWERED THE FIRE DANGER THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-050315- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 905 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 /805 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... COOL TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER THE FIRE DANGER TUESDAY EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE BELOW THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS. $$ WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 3:18 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.