Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 18, 2012, 3:45 AM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 12:00 PM 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 3:45 AM MDT (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 8:04 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder 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, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 2707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 WWUS83 KBIS 180945 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .ANOTHER WARM...DRY...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT IS FORECAST SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT...BUT WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION ACROSS THE STATE...HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY FROM 1 PM CDT TO 10 PM CDT...FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ017-181745- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0007.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ MCKENZIE- 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MCKENZIE COUNTY TODAY DUE TO LIGHTER EXPECTED WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY 10 TO 15 MPH. SOUTH WINDS MONDAY 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM NOON MDT 8 PM MDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS MONDAY IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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. && $$ NDZ018>020-032>034-040>045-181745- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0005.120319T1800Z-120320T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /345 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...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...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY...AND 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S SUNDAY...AND FROM THE UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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. && $$ NDZ031-046-047-050-181745- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /345 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY 15 TO 20 MPH WEST AND 25 TO 30 MPH EAST. SOUTH WINDS MONDAY 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEST TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT EAST SUNDAY. 15 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S SUNDAY AND IN THE 60S MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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. && $$ NDZ002>004-010>012-021-181745- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0005.120319T1800Z-120320T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-MCLEAN- 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001-005-009-013-022-023-035-036-181745- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 445 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...60S * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 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
8 follow-up statements
757 WWUS83 KBIS 181541 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WARM...DRY...AND BREEZY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT IS FORECAST SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT...BUT WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION ACROSS THE STATE...HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY FROM 1 PM CDT TO 10 PM CDT...FOR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 MPH TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. NDZ018>020-031>034-040>047-050-182345- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /941 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS... AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY...AND 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S SUNDAY...AND FROM THE UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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>005-009>013-017-021>023-035-036-182345- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 1041 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF 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 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 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. && $$ WAA
838 WWUS83 KBIS 182048 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 348 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .RECORD AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 25 PERCENT...AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. COMBINED WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION ACROSS THE STATE...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ018>020-031>034-040>047-050-190500- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 348 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /248 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS... AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY...25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S SUNDAY...FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-021>023-035-036-190500- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 348 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 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 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HEINERT
672 WWUS83 KBIS 190016 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 716 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .RECORD AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 25 PERCENT...AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. COMBINED WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION ACROSS THE STATE...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ018>020-031>034-040>047-050-190815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 716 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /616 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS... AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY...25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S SUNDAY...FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-021>023-035-036-190815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 716 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR 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 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
766 WWUS83 KBIS 190259 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 959 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ018>020-031>034-040>047-050-191100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 959 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /859 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS... AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-021>023-035-036-191100- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- 959 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR 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 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S MONDAY...AND 50 TO 60 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
148 WWUS83 KBIS 190941 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 441 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ023-034>036-042-044>047-050-191745- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1500Z-120321T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 441 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /341 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH FORECAST. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH TODAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS 65 TO 70. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-191745- /O.EXT.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1800Z-120321T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 441 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /341 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND NORTH 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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND AROUND 25 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO 70 MONDAY...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JV
019 WWUS83 KBIS 191525 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1025 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-192330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1800Z-120321T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 1025 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /925 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND NORTH 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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND AROUND 25 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO 70 MONDAY...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ023-034>036-042-044>047-050-192330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 1025 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /925 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH TODAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS 65 TO 70. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
605 WWUS83 KBIS 191746 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1246 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-200200- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0006.120320T1800Z-120321T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0009.120320T1800Z-120321T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 1246 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /1146 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY...AND AROUND 25 MPH TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO 70 MONDAY...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ023-034>036-042-044>047-050-200200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.120319T1800Z-120320T0200Z/ WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 1246 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /1146 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH TODAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS 65 TO 70. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAA
350 WWUS83 KBIS 200204 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 904 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MONDAY EVENING HAS EXPIRED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR TUESDAY... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>033-040-041-043-201015- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.120320T1800Z-120321T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 904 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /804 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS MONDAY EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS MONDAY EVENING TO EXPIRE. * 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 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS ON TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ023-034>036-042-044>047-050-200315- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0200Z/ WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 904 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /804 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS MONDAY EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... $$ HEINERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:42 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 15 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:48 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 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.