Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 11, 2012, 1:43 PM MDT for 31 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 12, 2012, 10:00 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 11, 2012, 1:43 PM MDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2012, 7:22 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 31 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, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder 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, Stutsman County, ND, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 2543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
186 WWUS83 KBIS 111943 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 243 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WEST AND NORTH WEDNESDAY... .FOR THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED. FOR WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN FORECAST WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>021-031>034-040>045-120345- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0029.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0038.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120912T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 243 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 /143 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA TODAY...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 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 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...67 TO 73. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL VERY HIGH. * AFFECTED AREA WEDNESDAY...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 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 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 72. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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. && $$ NDZ022-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-120300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120912T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 243 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...75 TO 80. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
5 follow-up statements
844 WWUS83 KBIS 120243 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 943 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WEST AND NORTH WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN FORECAST WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>021-031>034-040>045-121045- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120912T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 943 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 /843 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA WEDNESDAY...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 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 AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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. && $$ NDZ022-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-120345- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120912T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 943 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. $$ TM
670 WWUS83 KBIS 120842 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 342 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEST AND NORTH TODAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN FORECAST WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>021-031>034-040>045-121645- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 342 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 /242 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST AND NORTH 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 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...WESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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. && $$ NH
328 WWUS83 KBIS 121512 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1012 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...AROUND 15 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS. NDZ022-023-025-035>037-130000- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0038.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- 1012 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>021-031>034-040>045-130000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.120912T1600Z-120913T0400Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1012 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 /912 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR 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 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...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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
348 WWUS83 KBIS 122011 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 311 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...AROUND 15 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL AREAS. ON FRIDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE WEST...AND 15 PERCENT IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ALONG WITH DRY PASTURES...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FAR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NAMELY FROM DIVIDE TO BOWMAN TO SIOUX COUNTIES...INCLUDING DUNN AND STARK TO GRANT. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-130500- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120913T0400Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 311 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 /211 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AROUND 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER 80S FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-130400- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120913T0400Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN- 311 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN. * WINDS...WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. 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
059 WWUS83 KBIS 130122 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 822 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEST ON FRIDAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 25 MPH FRIDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE WEST...AND 15 PERCENT IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ARE FORECAST FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ALONG WITH DRY PASTURES...WILL CREATE POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR FAR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NAMELY FROM DIVIDE TO BOWMAN TO SIOUX COUNTIES...INCLUDING DUNN AND STARK TO GRANT. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>045-130930- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120913T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 822 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 /722 PM MDT WED SEP 12 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...DRY PASTURE AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE WESTERN THIRD AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY LATE MORNING...AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-025-034>037-130230- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120913T0400Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN- 822 PM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 MPH OR LESS MOST AREAS AND WILL FALL BELOW 10 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER ABOVE 50 PERCENT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL NOT BE GUSTY THURSDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2:59 AM MDT | Frost Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn and 14 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.