Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 51, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2012, 12:36 PM MDT for 24 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 34 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 12:36 PM MDT (18:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 8:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2012, 5:51 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 24 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 10:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 N Selfridge, ND | TATANKA PRARIE RAWS. |
| Oct 17, 11:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nw Hettinger, ND | |
| Oct 17, 1:49 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Nw Hettinger, ND | |
| Oct 17, 1:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Halliday, ND | SPOTTER HAS WEATHER CHANNEL WIND EQUIPMENT...MEASURED 77.7 MPH AT 253PM CDT |
| Oct 18, 2:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Halliday, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 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
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
192 WWUS83 KBIS 161836 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 136 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .ON WEDNESDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS COMBINED EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NDZ022-023-025-037-161945- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN- 136 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IN AND NORTH OF STUTSMAN COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. COOL TEMPERATURES...AND MORE RAINFALL WILL CREATE HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL FORECAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... BUT THE HIGH MOISTURE SHOULD LIMIT THE CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR. $$ NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-170245- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0037.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0051.121017T1400Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 136 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /1236 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. 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
13 follow-up statements
389 WWUS83 KBIS 162359 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 659 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BEGINNING OVERNIGHT IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREADING TO CENTRAL PORTIONS BY MORNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS COMBINED WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-170800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.121017T1400Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 659 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /559 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
727 WWUS83 KBIS 170010 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 710 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BEGINNING OVERNIGHT IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SPREADING TO CENTRAL PORTIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS COMBINED WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST... AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-170815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.121017T1400Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 710 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 /610 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
779 WWUS83 KBIS 170737 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 237 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SPREADING FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CAUSE EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES. CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-171545- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.121017T1400Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 237 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /137 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. 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. && $$ SCHECK
161 WWUS83 KBIS 171237 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 737 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SPREADING FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CAUSE EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES. CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-172045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.121017T1400Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 737 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /637 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. 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. && $$ SCHECK/RK
251 WWUS83 KBIS 171508 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1008 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SPREADING FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CAUSE EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES. DRIER AIR ENTERING FROM MONTANA...STRONG WINDS AND A FEW BREAKS OF SUN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...WILL HELP TO DRY FUELS FROM MORNING PRECIPITATION. CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051-172315- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1008 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /908 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR DRY CONDITIONS...CURED VEGETATION AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST...SOUTWHEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...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 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. 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. && AYD $$
644 WWUS83 KBIS 171616 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1116 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .AS OF 11 AM CDT...DICKEY...LAMOURE...MCINTOSH...LOGAN...KIDDER...MCLEAN AND DIVIDE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RED FLAG WARNING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED WITH PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. ELSEWHERE... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CAUSE EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES. DRIER AIR ENTERING FROM MONTANA...STRONG WINDS AND SOME BREAKS OF SUN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST...WILL HELP TO DRY FUELS FROM MORNING PRECIPITATION. CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ001-021-036-047-048-050-051-171730- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ DIVIDE-MCLEAN-KIDDER-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1116 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR DICKEY...LAMOURE...MCINTOSH...LOGAN...KIDDER...MCLEAN AND DIVIDE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ELEVATED...WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ NDZ009-017>020-031>035-040>046-180030- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 1116 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /1016 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AYD
968 WWUS83 KBIS 171717 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1217 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .AS OF NOON CDT BURLEIGH AND EMMONS COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RED FLAG WARNING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED WITH PRECIPITATION THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BASED ON THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND FORECAST GUIDANCE. ELSEWHERE... GENERALLY WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER... VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CAUSE EXTREME FIRE DANGER INDEX VALUES. DRIER AIR ENTERING FROM MONTANA...STRONG WINDS AND SOME BREAKS OF SUN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST...WILL HELP TO DRY FUELS FROM MORNING PRECIPITATION. CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE IGNITES...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY. NDZ035-046-171830- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ BURLEIGH-EMMONS- 1217 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ELEVATED...WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ NDZ009-017>020-031>034-040>045-180130- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 1217 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /1117 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...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...NORTHWEST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AYD
469 WWUS83 KBIS 171938 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 238 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .INCREASING SUNSHINE AND DRIER AIR FROM MONTANA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN COMBINED WITH NOW DRY FUELS FROM MORNING RAIN AND NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH...EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. NDZ009-017>020-031>034-040>045-180300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 238 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /138 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR WESTERN AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AYD
130 WWUS83 KBIS 180257 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 957 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR BOWMAN AND ADAMS COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AROUND 40 PERCENT WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO AROUND 55 MPH CONTINUES THIS EVENING IN FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. WITH CONTINUED DRY FUELS...AN ONGOING LARGE FIRE IN ADAMS COUNTY...AND A SLOW RECOVERY IN THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT MDT. NDZ009-017>020-031>034-040>042-045-180400- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/ WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- 957 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /857 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EXCEPT IN FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BOWMAN AND ADAMS... $$ NDZ043-044-180600- /O.EXT.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121018T0600Z/ BOWMAN-ADAMS- 857 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...AND AN ONGOING LARGE FIRE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 40. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KS
951 WWUS83 KBIS 180601 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 101 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 40 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH TONIGHT HAVE PROVEN CONDUCIVE TO CONTINUED BURNING IN ADAMS COUNTY. DRY FUELS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER INDICES IN THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORIES. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR BOWMAN AND ADAMS COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND A NEW RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AT 6 PM MDT. NDZ031>033-040>042-045-181415- /O.EXB.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-SIOUX- 101 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /1201 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...40 TONIGHT AND NEAR 50 THURSDAY. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR IF A FIRE IGNITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ NDZ043-044-181415- /O.EXT.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ BOWMAN-ADAMS- 1201 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...AND AN ONGOING LARGE FIRE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...40 TONIGHT AND NEAR 50 THURSDAY. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SCHECK
109 WWUS83 KBIS 180950 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 450 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. DRY FUELS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 40 PERCENT AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF MINNESOTA LOW PRESSURE HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME FIRE DANGER FROM TROTTERS AND BOWMAN TO ELGIN AND SELFRIDGE. NORTHWEST WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NDZ031>033-040>045-181800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 450 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /350 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 50 THURSDAY. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED IN ADAMS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ SCHECK
809 WWUS83 KBIS 181810 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 110 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALL OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. DRY FUELS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF MINNESOTA LOW PRESSURE HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME FIRE DANGER FROM TROTTERS AND BOWMAN TO ELGIN AND SELFRIDGE. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH A SLOW WEAKENING TREND THEREAFTER. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY BREAK UP THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. NDZ031>033-040>045-190000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 110 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /1210 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED IN ADAMS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AYD
839 WWUS83 KBIS 182351 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 651 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TREND DOWNWARD. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ABATED. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ031>033-040>045-190100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 651 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /551 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT. WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TREND DOWNWARD. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER HAVE ABATED AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 16, 11:59 AM MDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 11:59 AM MDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1259 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .DISCUSSION...THIS UPDATE TO ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNING AND RED FLAG WARNING. EXAMINING THE SOUNDINGS FROM BUFKIT PRETTY MUCH SEALS THE HIGH WIND WARNING...AS THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER IS 50 TO 65 KTS ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY DOES NOT MIX OUT AS HIGH...BUT THE MEAN WINDS ARE ABOVE 40 KTS SO BELIEVE THERE WILL BE PERIOD OF 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55. SO SHOULD MEET THE HIGH WIND CRITERIA THERE BASED ON MEAN WINDS. && .AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE. THE MAIN HAZARD TO AVIATION WILL BE INCREASING WINDS AFTER 04Z-06Z CDT ACROSS ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. AT NOON CDT...A LARGE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA. AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AT KISN/KDIK AFTER 18Z...WITH LOW VFR CEILINGS OF 3 TO 5 THOUSAND FEET. THESE CONDITIONS SPREAD TO KMOT/KBIS BY AROUND 00Z...AND TO KJMS AROUND 04Z. A BRIEF PERIOD OF VFR CIGS DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS BEFORE A COLD FRONT WITH INCREASING WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS AND MVFR CIGS WITH RAIN SHOWERS SPREADS SOUTHEAST ACROSS TAF SITES...BEGINNING AT KISN AROUND 04Z. HIGH WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH DECREASING CLOUDS FROM WEST TO EAST LATER IN THE TAF PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER...WENT WITH A RED FLAG EVERYWHERE THE WINDS WERE 40 MPH OR MORE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 PERCENT OR LESS. EXPERIENCE THIS YEARS HAS SHOWN EVENTS WITH HIGH WINDS WILL OVERRIDE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH THE ABUNDANT DRY VEGETATION. THE ONE CAVEAT IS THE RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF RAIN...GENERALLY A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...SHOULD NOT HINDER THE SHORT TERM FUELS FROM DRYING OUT. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034- 040>045. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ001-009-017>021-031>036-040>048-050-051. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051. && SHORT TERM...WAA AVIATION...JV
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 10:19 PM MDT, 14 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1119 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 NDZ002>005-010>013-170430- BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- 1119 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH YOUR BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATES TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ001-009-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-170430- DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-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- 1119 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012 /1019 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH YOUR BISMARCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATES TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS THE HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING. SEE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS ON THE FIRE WEATHER PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SCHECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 12:20 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 56 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.