Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 13, 2012, 2:36 AM MDT for 19 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 13, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 13, 2012, 2:36 AM MDT (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 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, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 3276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 WWUS83 KBIS 130836 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 336 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST ON FRIDAY... FORECAST MODELS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY. THE MAIN RESULT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT IS STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED OVER WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE NOW EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. COMBINED WITH PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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>044-131700- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0039.120913T1500Z-120914T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 336 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 /236 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS ON FRIDAY...SOUTH UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S TODAY...AND LOWER 80S FRIDAY. * 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. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ002-010-011-019>021-034-131700- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0039.120913T1500Z-120914T0200Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 336 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 70. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ045-131700- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ SIOUX- 336 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * 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. && $$ HEINERT
4 follow-up statements
985 WWUS83 KBIS 131216 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 716 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST ON FRIDAY... .FORECAST MODELS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY. THE MAIN RESULT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT IS STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED OVER WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE NOW EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. COMBINED WITH PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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>044-132030- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.120913T1500Z-120914T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 716 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 /616 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS ON FRIDAY...SOUTH UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S TODAY...AND LOWER 80S FRIDAY. * 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. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ002-010-011-019>021-034-132030- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.120913T1500Z-120914T0200Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 716 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 70. * 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. && $$ NDZ045-132030- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ SIOUX- 716 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NH/RK
677 WWUS83 KBIS 131631 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1131 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST ON FRIDAY... .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS OVER WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. COMBINED WITH PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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>044-140045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1131 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 /1031 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS ON FRIDAY...SOUTH UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S TODAY AND THE LOWER 80S FRIDAY. * 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. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ002-010-011-019>021-034-140045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 1131 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 70. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ045-140045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ SIOUX- 1131 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * 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. && $$ WAA
225 WWUS83 KBIS 132030 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST ON FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL BRING GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OVER WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. COMBINED WITH PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. FRIDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 25 MPH IN THE 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 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... FROM DIVIDE TO BOWMAN TO SIOUX COUNTIES...INCLUDING DUNN AND STARK TO GRANT. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>044-140430- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 330 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 /230 PM MDT THU SEP 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS ON FRIDAY...SOUTH UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...70 TO 75 THURSDAY AND IN THE LOWER 80S FRIDAY. * 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. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ002-010-011-019>021-034-140200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 330 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY 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. && $$ NDZ045-140430- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ SIOUX- 330 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WAA
267 WWUS83 KBIS 140157 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 857 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEST ON FRIDAY... .THE WINDS AND RH VALUES NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT/ 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FRIDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 25 MPH IN THE 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 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... FROM DIVIDE TO BOWMAN TO SIOUX COUNTIES...INCLUDING DUNN AND STARK TO GRANT. NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>044-141000- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 857 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 /757 PM MDT THU SEP 13 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS ON FRIDAY...SOUTH UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ002-010-011-019>021-034-140300- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120914T0200Z/ BURKE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON- 857 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WEST AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE WINDS AND RH VALUES NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$ NDZ045-141000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0030.120914T1800Z-120915T0200Z/ SIOUX- 857 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * 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. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2:07 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | BIS | Adams, Bottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster and 14 more | 18 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.