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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2015, 2:56 AM MDT for 9 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 31, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015, 2:56 AM MDT (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2015, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 2665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WWUS83 KBIS 310856 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 356 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTING RAPID FIRE SPREAD ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF BEACH... DICKINSON...BOWMAN...AMIDON...HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN... AND SELFRIDGE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL MAKE RAPID FIRE SPREAD LIKELY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY...THIS TIME ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. NDZ031>033-040>045-311700- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0003.150331T1800Z-150401T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0003.150331T1800Z-150401T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 356 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /256 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST AT 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES... UPPER 70S TODAY...UPPER 50S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-311700- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 356 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AJ/AYD
5 follow-up statements
062 WWUS83 KBIS 311140 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 640 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTING RAPID FIRE SPREAD ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF BEACH... DICKINSON...BOWMAN... AMIDON...HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN... AND SELFRIDGE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL MAKE RAPID FIRE SPREAD LIKELY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY...THIS TIME ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. NDZ031>033-040>045-311945- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.150331T1800Z-150401T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 640 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /540 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST AT 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES... UPPER 70S TODAY...UPPER 50S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-311945- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 640 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AYD
221 WWUS83 KBIS 311147 CCA RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 642 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTING RAPID FIRE SPREAD ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF BEACH... DICKINSON...BOWMAN... AMIDON...HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN... AND SELFRIDGE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB POSSIBLY TO RECORD VALUES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL MAKE RAPID FIRE SPREAD LIKELY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY...THIS TIME ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. NDZ031>033-040>045-312000- /O.COR.KBIS.FW.W.0003.150331T1800Z-150401T0200Z/ /O.COR.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 642 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /542 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 20 MPH TODAY. WEST AT 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...UPPER 50S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-312000- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 642 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ AYD
873 WWUS83 KBIS 311352 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 852 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY... .DRY FUELS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTE RAPID FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF BEACH... DICKINSON...BOWMAN... AMIDON...HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN... AND SELFRIDGE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO RECORD VALUES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY...THIS TIME ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. NDZ031>033-040>045-312200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.150331T1800Z-150401T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 852 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /752 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 20 MPH TODAY. WEST WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...NEAR 60 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-312200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 852 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 60. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MM
867 WWUS83 KBIS 312025 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTING RAPID FIRE SPREAD WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BEACH...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...AMIDON... HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 15 TO 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOWMAN...DICKINSON...WILLISTON...BISMARCK... MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...AND OAKES. NDZ031>033-040>045-010430- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0004.150401T1600Z-150402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150401T0200Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /225 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 20 MPH TODAY. WEST WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING....AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...NEAR 60 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-010430- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0004.150401T1700Z-150402T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0004.150401T1600Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 325 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * 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 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ JJS
588 WWUS83 KBIS 312356 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 656 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTING RAPID FIRE SPREAD WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BEACH...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...AMIDON... HETTINGER...MOTT...ELGIN...AND SELFRIDGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 15 TO 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOWMAN...DICKINSON...WILLISTON...BISMARCK... MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...AND OAKES. NDZ031>033-040>045-010800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150401T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.150401T1600Z-150402T0300Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 656 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /556 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 SLOPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 HETTINGER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 BOWMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 ADAMS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY TO 20 MPH TODAY. WEST WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING....AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY...NEAR 60 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. 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. && $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-010800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.150401T1600Z-150402T0300Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 656 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TWH
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 Mar 30, 11:22 PM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 11:22 PM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1222 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 LOWERED TEMPERATURES BY A FEW DEGREES TONIGHT. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. UPDATE ISSUED AT 946 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IS ON TRACK. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS STILL FIRE WEATHER CONCERN FOR TOMORROW. UPDATE ISSUED AT 623 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 THE MAIN PROBLEM TODAY CONTINUES TO BE FIRE WEATHER TOMORROW. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE MARGINAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A DECISION WILL NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE SUNRISE. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES TROUGH OVER LAKE WINNIPEG INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY/EASTERN MONTANA WHILE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE ROCKIES. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN SYSTEMS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS PLACES RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER OUR AREA. FOR TONIGHT...QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND UPPER RIDGE SLIDING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. ON TUESDAY...RIDGE WORKS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AS LOW PASSES OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES INTO THE CANADIAN PLAINS BRINGING SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A SOUTHERLY BREEZE WILL BRING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TO THE AREA (SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW). .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 STRONG COLD FRONT AND AFFILIATED UPPER SHORT WAVE CONTINUE THE APPROACH TUESDAY EVENING...SLIDING INTO WESTERN AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND GUSTY. A FEW PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS POSSIBLE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME EVENING THUNDER WITH MODEST INSTABILITY IN PLACE. FRONT CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED A VARIETY WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH FROM TIME TO TIME BRINGING OCCASIONAL LOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES. TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY...BRINGING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOCATION OF GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WHERE THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTIEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED POSSIBLY BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BRINGING ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR NDZ031>033-040>045. && UPDATE...AJ SHORT TERM...JJS LONG TERM...JJS AVIATION...AJ FIRE WEATHER...JJS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 2:26 AM MDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 326 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 NDZ031>033-040>045-010830- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 326 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /226 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001-002-009-017-010830- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- 326 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ003>005-010>013-018>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-010830- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 326 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. AJ/AYD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:46 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 11 more | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.