Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2012, 2:39 PM MDT for 30 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 12, 2012, 2:39 PM MDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 30 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 1702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
871 WWUS83 KBIS 122039 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 339 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MULTIPLE FIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ018>022-031>036-040>047-050-130445- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 339 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /239 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. * THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT...PRODUCING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. * FOR TUESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * FOR TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...PRODUCING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NDZ023-025-037-048-051-130445- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- 339 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...PRODUCING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ009>012-017-130000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCKENZIE- 339 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT...PRODUCING EXTREME FIRE DANGER. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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
7 follow-up statements
004 WWUS83 KBIS 130005 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 705 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DUE TO VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ018>022-031>036-040>047-050-130815- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 705 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /605 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * A NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. * FOR TUESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * FOR TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...PRODUCING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NDZ009>012-017-130115- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCKENZIE- 705 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... A NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING.. $$ NDZ023-025-037-048-051-130815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- 705 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...PRODUCING A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RK
186 WWUS83 KBIS 130243 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 943 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...DUE TO VERY DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 943 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /843 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * FOR TUESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. * TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...WILL CREATE A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. * THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ RK
774 WWUS83 KBIS 130809 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 309 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 13 AND 23 PERCENT...DRY VEGETATION...AND WITH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ010>013-017-131700- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE- 309 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE. * SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. * EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND LOWER 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131700- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER- GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 309 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /209 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. * EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO MID 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. 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. && $$ KS
005 WWUS83 KBIS 130954 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 454 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 13 AND 23 PERCENT...DRY VEGETATION...AND GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-131700- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 454 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /354 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. * EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO MID 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KS
719 WWUS83 KBIS 131237 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 737 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 13 AND 23 PERCENT...DRY VEGETATION...AND GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-132045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.120313T1800Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 737 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /637 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. * EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO MID 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. 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. && $$ TWH
964 WWUS83 KBIS 132032 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 332 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT...DRY VEGETATION...AND GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 332 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /232 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. * EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO MID 70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...AND VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TM
161 WWUS83 KBIS 132357 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 657 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA EXPIRING... .THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE INTO THE 30S OR ABOVE. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140100- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 657 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /557 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE INTO THE 30S OR ABOVE. $$ RK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:49 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burleigh, Dickey and 23 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:10 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder and 9 more | 109 min |
| Mar 12, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 19 more | 4 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.