Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2012, 2:46 PM MDT for 36 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 15, 2012, 2:46 PM MDT (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 36 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide 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, 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), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967 WWUS83 KBIS 152046 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 346 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS SOUTHWEST AND INTO THE 20S TO AROUND 30 CENTRAL. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...TO 15 TO 25 MPH WEST...AND 20 TO 30 MPH CENTRAL...ESPECIALLY IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. NDZ009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-160500- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0002.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ WILLIAMS-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- 346 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 /246 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. THE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH 20 TO 30 MPH LIKELY IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS SOUTHWEST...TO THE 20S TO AROUND 30 CENTRAL. * TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S...WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS. * THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-160500- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE- 346 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 20S. * TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S. * THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TM
4 follow-up statements
829 WWUS83 KBIS 161000 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 500 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS SOUTHWEST AND INTO THE 20S NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES FROM THE MONTANA BORDER AS FAR EAST AS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. ANOTHER WARM...DRY...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20S PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING MCKENZIE AND DUNN COUNTIES SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-161800- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0003.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 500 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /400 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. SOUTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY 20 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY AND IN THE LOW TO MID 70S SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE THIS FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-161800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 500 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /400 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS FAR EAST AS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LIKELY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S...WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS POSSIBLE SOUTH CENTRAL. * THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE THIS FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JV
116 WWUS83 KBIS 161530 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S...WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS SOUTHWEST AND INTO THE 20S NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES FROM THE MONTANA BORDER AS FAR EAST AS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. ANOTHER WARM...DRY...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING MCKENZIE AND DUNN COUNTIES SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-162330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0003.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /930 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. SOUTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY 20 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY AND IN THE LOW TO MID 70S SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE THIS FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-162330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.120316T1600Z-120317T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /930 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS FAR EAST AS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH LIKELY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REACH 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 70S...WITH SOME 80 DEGREE READINGS POSSIBLE SOUTH CENTRAL. * THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH LATE THIS FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JV/RK
879 WWUS83 KBIS 162004 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 304 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT. ANOTHER WARM...DRY...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LOW TO UPPER 70S..WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT...FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING MCKENZIE AND DUNN COUNTIES SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND DICKINSON... BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-170415- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0003.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 304 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /204 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. SOUTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY 20 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY AND IN THE LOW TO UPPER 70S SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-170200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 304 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /204 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AS FAR EAST AS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS AND THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. * SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S. * THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RK
857 WWUS83 KBIS 170216 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 916 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY... .THE RED FLAG WARNING FRO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER ANOTHER WARM...DRY...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE LOW TO UPPER 70S..WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT...FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING MCKENZIE AND DUNN COUNTIES SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND DICKINSON... BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-171015- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 916 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /816 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. SOUTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY 20 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY AND IN THE LOW TO UPPER 70S SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-170330- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 916 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /816 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RISING ...AND THE FIRE DANGER HAS DIMINISHED. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FRIDAY EVENING. $$ WA
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Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:17 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 21 hr |
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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.