Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 19, 2012, 11:46 AM MDT for 22 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 20, 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 19, 2012, 11:46 AM MDT (17:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 22 counties
Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Ward County, ND, Williams County, ND
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 907 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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
560 WWUS83 KBIS 200905 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 405 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 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>033-040-041-043-201915- /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- 405 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /305 AM MDT TUE MAR 20 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...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST 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 TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING THE LOW TO MID 50S. * 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. && $$ JV
010 WWUS83 KBIS 201452 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 952 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 30 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>033-040-041-043-202300- /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- 952 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /852 AM MDT TUE MAR 20 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...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST 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 TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING THE LOW TO MID 50S. * 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
888 WWUS83 KBIS 202020 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. LOW PRESSURE IN MONTANA ON THURSDAY WILL INITIATE ANOTHER MILD...DRY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NDZ001>004-009>012-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-210430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /220 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...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 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING THE LOW TO MID 50S. AFTERNOON HIGHS THURSDAY AROUND 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ005-013-022-210200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- 320 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING THE LOW TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NDZ044-210430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/ ADAMS- 220 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 70 * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WAA
229 WWUS83 KBIS 210212 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 912 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED. FOR THURSDAY...LOW PRESSURE IN MONTANA WILL INITIATE ANOTHER MILD... DRY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY VEGETATION WILL RAISE THE FIRE DANGER INTO THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NDZ001>004-009>012-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-211015- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- 912 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /812 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST 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 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...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 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ005-013-022-210315- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120321T0200Z/ ROLETTE-PIERCE-SHERIDAN- 912 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS EXPIRED. $$ NDZ044-211015- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0007.120322T1700Z-120323T0200Z/ ADAMS- 812 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:23 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 24 more | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.