Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2015, 3:38 PM CDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2015, 12:00 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 29, 2015, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 2208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
555 WWUS83 KBIS 292038 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 338 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FIRES STARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-300445- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 338 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ HAMILTON
7 follow-up statements
490 WWUS83 KBIS 300019 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 719 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. FIRES STARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-300830- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 719 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AYD AYD
671 WWUS83 KBIS 300244 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 944 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FIRES STARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-301045- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 944 PM CDT WED APR 29 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ AYD
730 WWUS83 KBIS 300530 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1230 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-301330- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 1230 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AJ
270 WWUS83 KBIS 300830 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-301630- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 330 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023... 025...036...037...046...047...048...050 AND 051... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AJ
832 WWUS83 KBIS 301444 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 944 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-302245- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.150430T1700Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 944 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023... 025...036...037...046...047...048...050 AND 051... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH FIRE TODAY. DO NOT DISCARD SMOKING DEVICES UNTIL YOU ARE SURE THEY ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. FIRE MANAGERS AND PLANNERS...BE PREPARED. && $$ MM
268 WWUS83 KBIS 302028 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 328 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. BY EARLY EVENING WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE. ON FRIDAY...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FIRES STARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-010000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 328 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023... 025...036...037...046...047...048...050 AND 051... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...025...036...037... 046...047...048...050 AND 051. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH FIRE TODAY. DO NOT DISCARD SMOKING DEVICES UNTIL YOU ARE SURE THEY ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. FIRE MANAGERS AND PLANNERS...BE PREPARED. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031-032-010430- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0010.150501T1800Z-150502T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- 328 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDIITES...STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT DRY VEGETATION OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005...009...010...011...012...013...017...018...019...021... 031 AND 032. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TWH
581 WWUS83 KBIS 302357 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 657 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... .ON FRIDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FIRES STARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. NDZ023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-010100- /O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150501T0000Z/ WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH- DICKEY- 657 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 7 PM CDT. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031-032-010800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0010.150501T1800Z-150502T0000Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- 657 PM CDT THU APR 30 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004... 005...009...010...011...012...013...017...018...019...021... 031 AND 032. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AYD
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
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.