Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 3:32 AM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 2658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 WWUS83 KFGF 070832 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 332 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS MANITOBA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH DRIER AIR SPREADING IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WITH VERY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-072100- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0001.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0002.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 332 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...029... 030 AND 040. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 038...039... 049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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. && $$ MNZ027-028-031-072100- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0002.120407T1800Z-120408T0100Z/ WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL- 332 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027...028 AND 031. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
762 WWUS83 KFGF 072000 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 300 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ON SUNDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH WITHIN A FAIRLY DEEP MIXING COLUMN WILL TRANSLATE TO AT LEAST 25 MPH AT THE SURFACE...ONCE AGAIN IN TANDEM WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. VEGETATION REMAINS DRY ACROSS THE REGION AND THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-080400- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0002.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 300 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 029...030... 031 AND 040. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-NDZ038-039-080100- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- 300 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...027 AND 028. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 038 AND 039. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WJB
523 WWUS83 KFGF 080058 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 758 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .DECREASING WINDS AND RISING HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DECREASED THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH WITHIN A FAIRLY DEEP MIXING COLUMN WILL TRANSLATE TO AT LEAST 25 MPH AT THE SURFACE...ONCE AGAIN IN TANDEM WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA. VEGETATION REMAINS DRY ACROSS THE REGION AND THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MNZ029>031-040-NDZ049-052-053-080900- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0002.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 758 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 029...030... 031 AND 040. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MNZ003-027-028-NDZ038-039-080200- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ CLAY-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-BARNES-CASS- 758 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... DECREASING WINDS AND RISING HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DECREASED THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS EVENING. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 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.