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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2013, 2:54 PM MDT for 36 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 14, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 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
- May 13, 2013, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 36 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure 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, Stutsman County, ND, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 11:51 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 8 E Roseglen, ND | |
| May 14, 1:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 N Minot, ND | |
| May 14, 2:38 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 N Rolla, 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, 8.9 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
- 2889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 WWUS83 KBIS 132054 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 354 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO AROUND 90 ARE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15-20 PERCENT. WITH DORMANT VEGETATION...THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE GROWTH SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST TO BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AND INCREASE TO 30-35 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTH. EVEN WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE NORTH...THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE PUSHING THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE STARTED COULD QUICKLY BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140500- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0004.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0004.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130514T0100Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 354 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /254 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON....AND WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THEN AGAIN FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 THIS AFTERNOON...AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S TUESDAY. * LIGHTNING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA MONDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER DRY LIGHTNING IS NOT EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAA
6 follow-up statements
999 WWUS83 KBIS 140007 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 707 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15-20 PERCENT SUPPORT RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ABUNDANT DRY VEGETATION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY NORTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA TONIGHT. DRY LIGHTNING CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST TO BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AND INCREASE TO 30-35 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTH. EVEN WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE NORTH...THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE PUSHING THE FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY FIRE STARTED COULD QUICKLY BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140815- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130514T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 707 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /607 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...AND WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN AGAIN FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...80 TO 90 THIS EVENING..AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S TUESDAY. * LIGHTNING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA MONDAY NIGHT...DRY LIGHT MAY BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AYD
564 WWUS83 KBIS 140141 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 841 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST TO BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AND INCREASE TO NEAR 30 PERCENT NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-140945- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 841 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /741 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF 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 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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...WEST-NORTHWEST TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S. * LIGHTNING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA MONDAY NIGHT...DRY LIGHTNING MAY BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AYD
524 WWUS83 KBIS 140943 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 443 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST TO BE IN THE TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AND INCREASE TO NEAR 30 PERCENT NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-141745- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.130514T1700Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 443 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /343 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF 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 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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...WEST-NORTHWEST TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT SOUTH AND 25 PERCENT NORTH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. * LIGHTNING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JV
652 WWUS83 KBIS 141800 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 100 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH TODAY. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-150200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 100 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /1200 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF 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 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT SOUTH TO NEAR 30 PERCENT NORTH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70 NORTHWEST TO NEAR 83 SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAA
107 WWUS83 KBIS 142036 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 336 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... .VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-150200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 336 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /236 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF 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 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 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...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 037 STUTSMAN... 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAA
605 WWUS83 KBIS 150154 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 854 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT OR 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT...8 PM MDT. WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MINIMUMS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-150300- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130515T0200Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-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- 854 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013 /754 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MINIMUMS. $$ AYD
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 May 13, 2:45 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:45 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 345 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 SEVERAL CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON REGARDING WINDS AND FIRE WEATHER. WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. DEBATED ABOUT ISSUING HIGH WIND WARNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FOR LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. MODELS NOT IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON THE MAX WIND POTENTIAL. NAM BRINGS IN A 9 MB PRESSURE RISE BUBBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 12Z ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. GEOSTROPHIC 1000 MB AND H850 WINDS INDICATE MARGINAL HIGH WIND WARNING...BUT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS SUGGEST HIGH END WIND ADVISORY. GFS INDICATING SOMEWHAT LOWER WINDS AND HIGH END WIND ADVISORY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOLLOWING THE GFS. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH WIND WATCH DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY. TONIGHT...STRONG ARM ADVECTION WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH. THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTY WINDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST DUE TO STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS. AT THIS TIME DID NOT MENTION SEVERE AS BELIEVE TO ISOLATED THREAT. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 345 CDT MON MAY 13 2013 THE FOCUS IN THE LONG TERM WILL BE ON THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. QUASI ZONAL FLOW ALOFT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO RIDGING ALOFT THURSDAY OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. LIKEWISE A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THURSDAY AND WILL DEEPEN INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROPAGATES ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAIN STATES BY SUNDAY. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS PATTERN AND ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. MODELS DURING THE 18 UTC THURSDAY TO 06 UTC SUNDAY TIME FRAME SHOW SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. BEGINNING SUNDAY THE GFS AND EURO DIVERGE ON THE POSITION OF THE TROUGH. THE EURO HAS THE TROUGH STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS...WITH A CLOSED LOW FORMING DIRECTLY OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS SOLUTION KEEPS CHANCES FOR MODERATE RAINFALL OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND PUSHES THE TROUGH FURTHER EAST BEFORE DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW JUST NORTH OF MINNESOTA...WHICH HAS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ESSENTIALLY RAIN FREE FROM SUNDAY 18 UTC ON. THIS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED MOVING FORWARD...AS WPC HAS QPF VALUES JUST OVER AN INCH OVER NORTH DAKOTA FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT RAINFALL TO INCREASE GREENNESS ACROSS THE STATE AND MINIMIZE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. AS FOR SEVERE WEATHER...THE FIRST CHANCE LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WEST FROM A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING IN FROM EASTERN MONTANA. THERE WILL ALSO BE CHANCES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FROM A SURFACE LOW AND WARM FRONT SET UP IN SOUTH DAKOTA. OVER THIS TIME FRAME DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR VALUES WILL BE IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE WITH MOST UNSTABLE CAPE VALUES IN THE 1000 TO 2000 J/KG RANGE. THIS IS CERTAINLY ENOUGH FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE LIMITED IN SOME RESPECT BY CLOUD COVER AND THE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING ON DURING THIS TIME FRAME. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 345 CDT MON MAY 13 2013 MAIN HAZARDS TO AVIATION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS TO 20 TO 30 KTS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 8 PM CDT FROM KISN- KMOT. THEN ON TUESDAY... ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG SURFACE WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KTS ACROSS THE REGION AFTER 15Z KISN- KMOT-KDIK. CONDITIONS SPREADING SOUTHEAST AFTER 18Z TO KBIS-KJMS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY PASTURES. UPGRADED FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY RANGELAND CONDITIONS. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048- 050-051. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047. && SHORT TERM...WAA LONG TERM...MM/KS AVIATION...WAA FIRE WEATHER...WAA
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 12:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 102 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 NDZ004-012-141815- BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY- 102 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SOURIS BASIN. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA...VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. FOR INFORMATION ON RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAIN PAGE. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051- 141815- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE- 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- 102 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /1202 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS WEEK...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 15 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.