Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT for 30 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 2, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 1, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 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, 8.8 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
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WWUS83 KBIS 012047 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 347 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S IN THE NORTH AND IN THE 80S SOUTH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 27 PERCENT. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY PASTURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE FAST FIRE SPREAD RATE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ040-041-043-044-020500- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0034.121002T1800Z-121003T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0046.121002T1700Z-121003T0000Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 247 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-020500- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0034.121002T1800Z-121003T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 347 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 /247 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND 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 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH...BECOMING WEST. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 27 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ RK
6 follow-up statements
075 WWUS83 KBIS 020414 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1114 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S IN THE NORTH AND IN THE 80S SOUTH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 27 PERCENT. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY PASTURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE FAST FIRE SPREAD RATE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ040-041-043-044-021200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0046.121002T1700Z-121003T0000Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1014 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-021200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0034.121002T1800Z-121003T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1114 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012 /1014 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST 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 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 27 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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
131 WWUS83 KBIS 020845 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 345 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...AND WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S IN THE NORTH AND IN THE 80S SOUTH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY PASTURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE FAST FIRE SPREAD RATE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ001>005-009-020945- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0034.121002T1800Z-121003T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS- 345 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY. $$ NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-042-045>048-050-051-021645- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0034.121002T1800Z-121003T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0046.121002T1700Z-121003T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN- SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 345 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 /245 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY PASTURES FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY PASTURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE WARNING AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...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 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH... BECOMING WEST. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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. && $$ NDZ040-041-043-044-021645- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0046.121002T1700Z-121003T0000Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 245 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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
205 WWUS83 KBIS 021514 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1014 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...AND WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S IN THE NORTH AND IN THE LOW 80S SOUTH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY PASTURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE FAST FIRE SPREAD RATE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-022315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0046.121002T1700Z-121003T0000Z/ 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- 1014 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 /914 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY PASTURES FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH... BECOMING WEST. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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/RK
325 WWUS83 KBIS 021758 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1258 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...AND WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S IN THE NORTH AND IN THE LOW 80S SOUTH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY PASTURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE FAST FIRE SPREAD RATE SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ010>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-030000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121003T0000Z/ 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- 1258 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 /1158 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY PASTURES FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH... BECOMING WEST. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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. && $$ JV/RK
593 WWUS83 KBIS 022048 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 348 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE IN CONTROL IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE THE TROUGH HAS NOT PUSHED THROUGH YET AND SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THERE. FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. AHEAD OF THE SURFACE TROUGH IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. THE COMBINATION OF MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH VERY DRY PASTURES AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE WEATHER GROWTH. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ010>012-017-022200- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121003T0000Z/ MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCKENZIE- 348 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... DESPITE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT. THUS RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET THIS AFTERNOON AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NDZ013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-030000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121003T0000Z/ PIERCE-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- 348 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 /248 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY PASTURES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...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 30 MPH IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 65 TO 75. * LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE. 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. && $$ KS
092 WWUS83 KBIS 030003 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 703 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... .RH VALUES AND WINDS NO LONGER MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-030115- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-121003T0000Z/ PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN- SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 703 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012 /603 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY PASTURES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA... RH VALUES AND WINDS NO LONGER MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:03 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 24 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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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.