Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 19, 2015, 1:33 PM MDT for 36 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 20, 2015, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 19, 2015, 1:33 PM MDT (19:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2015, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2015, 8:23 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 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 73 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 WWUS83 KBIS 191933 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 233 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... .DESPITE COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S...A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WEST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TO THE EAST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED...WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GIVEN THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT GREEN UP OF VEGETATION...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>022-031>036-040>047-050-200345- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 233 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 /133 PM MDT SUN APR 19 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-200345- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- 233 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AYD
8 follow-up statements
564 WWUS83 KBIS 192354 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 654 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... .DESPITE COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S...A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WEST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TO THE EAST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED...WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GIVEN THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT GREEN UP OF VEGETATION...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>022-031>036-040>047-050-200800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 654 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 /554 PM MDT SUN APR 19 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-200800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- 654 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TWH
470 WWUS83 KBIS 200244 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 944 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY... .DESPITE COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S...A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WEST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TO THE EAST OF NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 3 ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED...WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GIVEN THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT GREEN UP OF VEGETATION...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>003-009>011-017>022-031>036-040>047-050-201045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 944 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 /844 PM MDT SUN APR 19 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...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 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-023-025-037-048-051-201045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-STUTSMAN-LA MOURE- DICKEY- 944 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TWH
095 WWUS83 KBIS 200838 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 338 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND DRY VEGETATION TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ 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- 338 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /238 AM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR... * 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JJS
831 WWUS83 KBIS 201112 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 612 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND DRY VEGETATION TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ 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- 612 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /512 AM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS 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 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JJS
542 WWUS83 KBIS 201436 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 936 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND DRY VEGETATION TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-202245- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.150420T1700Z-150421T0300Z/ 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- 936 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /836 AM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AYD
291 WWUS83 KBIS 201838 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 138 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND DRY VEGETATION TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210245- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150421T0300Z/ 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- 138 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /1238 PM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ AYD
046 WWUS83 KBIS 202049 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 349 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A DRY AND WINDY DAY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND DRY VEGETATION TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE START. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150421T0300Z/ 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- 349 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /249 PM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS 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 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY START. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
195 WWUS83 KBIS 210223 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 923 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... .WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-210330- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150421T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 923 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 /823 PM MDT MON APR 20 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ZH
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 Apr 19, 11:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 11:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1203 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1202 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 QUICK UPDATE TO ADD A MENTION OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SMALL HAIL BEING REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH SHALLOW CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT. UPDATE ISSUED AT 929 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY IS ON TRACK WITH THE STRATUS FIELD OVERTAKING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SCATTER WITH DIURNAL HEATING WITH RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE 12-13 UTC HRRR ITERATIONS. UPDATE ISSUED AT 629 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 INITIAL BATCH OF WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTINUES TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST...THOUGH SECONDARY ROUND OF SCATTERED WRAP AROUND SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP AND WORK INTO FAR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. HAVE ADJUSTED POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. HAVE ALSO INCREASED CLOUD COVER MAINLY OVER THE WEST AS CLOUDS CONTINUE TO STREAM IN BEHIND THE LOW. && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 400 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 CONTINUED CHANCES FOR RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGHLIGHT THE SHORT TERM. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...PROLONGING CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS OF THE STATE THROUGH THE DAY. ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE DEEPENING TROUGH. THE CURRENT 00Z MODEL SUITE PROVIDES GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING AND SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD...PUSHING OVER MINNESOTA/EASTERN MANITOBA AND CLOSING OFF BY 12Z MONDAY. NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SNOW FLAKES EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AS COLD AIR FILTERING SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA IS EXPECTED TO DROP OVERNIGHT LOWS TO JUST BELOW FREEZING. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 400 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 UPPER LOW WILL WORK ALONG THE MINNESOTA/ONTARIO BORDER ON MONDAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION TO THE EAST OF OUR AREA THROUGH THE DAY...THOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM. A FAST MOVING WAVE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY BRING A LITTLE LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BUT WILL KEEP POPS LOW WITH LACK OF MUCH MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. QUIET AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED WITH RIDGING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER OUR AREA. MODELS START TO DISAGREE WITH THE POSITION OF THE RIDGE AND WHETHER A FEW UPPER WAVES WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE AREA TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP ANY PRECIPITATION CHANCES ON THE LOW SIDE. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1202 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 MVFR/VFR STRATUS THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY LIFT AND SCATTER INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE ALSO INCREASING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS ARE ALSO FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...AYD SHORT TERM...AC LONG TERM...JJS AVIATION...AYD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 10:57 AM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1157 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 NDZ005-013-017-023-025-031>033-037-040-041-043-044-048-051-201700- ROLETTE-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-LA MOURE-DICKEY- 1157 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 /1057 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2015/ 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. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON MONDAY...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO POSSIBLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE OVER THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AREA...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>004-009>012-018>022-034>036-042-045>047-050-201700- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-GRANT- SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 1157 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015 /1057 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2015/ 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SMALL HAIL UP TO PEA SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON MONDAY...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO POSSIBLY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE OVER THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AREA...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. AYD
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.