Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 50, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 14, 2012, 2:19 PM MDT for 11 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 15, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 14, 2012, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 980 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
295 WWUS83 KBIS 142019 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 319 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... .ON MONDAY...INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-150430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 319 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 /219 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX. FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES...AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
6 follow-up statements
250 WWUS83 KBIS 150407 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1107 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... .ON MONDAY...INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-151515- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1107 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012 /1007 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX. FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ JNS
616 WWUS83 KBIS 151011 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 511 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... .ON MONDAY...INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-151815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 511 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /411 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX. FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ JNS
985 WWUS83 KBIS 151514 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1014 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... .INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-152315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1014 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /914 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
038 WWUS83 KBIS 151628 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1128 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. ON WEDNESDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS MAY VERY WELL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS COULD PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE WEATHER GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-160030- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1128 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /1028 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-160030- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1128 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY PASTURES FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY PASTURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10AM TO 10PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KS/WAA
219 WWUS83 KBIS 151639 CCA RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1137 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .INCREASING WINDS...LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY PASTURES WILL COMBINE TO PUSH THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. ON WEDNESDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS MAY VERY WELL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES COULD PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE WEATHER GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-160100- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0050.121015T1700Z-121016T0100Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1137 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /1037 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 PERCENT...DRY PASTURES AND A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER INDEX FOR FAR SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ NDZ001-009-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-160100- /O.COR.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1137 AM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY PASTURES...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY PASTURES...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10AM TO 10PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KS/WAA
968 WWUS83 KBIS 160055 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 755 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED... .WHILE WINDS REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY...HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TO LEVELS WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ON WEDNESDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS MAY VERY WELL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES COULD PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE WEATHER GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NDZ017-018-031>033-040>045-160900- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121016T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 755 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /655 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY PASTURES...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH 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 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...72 TO 77. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001-009-019>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-160900- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 755 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY PASTURES...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...10AM TO 10PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WOULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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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.