Alert archive / North Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2015, 2:25 PM MDT for 36 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 1, 2015, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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, 2:25 PM MDT (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2015, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 8:52 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 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 20:31 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, 8.4 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
- 2304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
9 follow-up statements
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
381 WWUS83 KBIS 010235 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 935 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .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. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-011200- /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-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 935 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /835 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...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 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 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60 DEGREES. * 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. && $$ TWH
509 WWUS83 KBIS 010537 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1237 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 15 TO 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN...DICKINSON...WILLISTON... BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-011345- /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-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1237 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /1137 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60 DEGREES. * 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. && $$ AJ
398 WWUS83 KBIS 010927 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 427 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN...DICKINSON...WILLISTON... BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-011730- /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-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 427 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /327 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60 DEGREES. * 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. && $$ AJ
818 WWUS83 KBIS 011123 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 623 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN...DICKINSON...WILLISTON... BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. GIVEN OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH FROM ANY START IS EXPECTED. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-011930- /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-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 623 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /523 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S WEST TO THE MID 60S CENTRAL. * 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. && $$ AYD
841 WWUS83 KBIS 011733 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1233 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN... DICKINSON... WILLISTON... BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU... HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. GIVEN OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH FROM ANY START IS EXPECTED. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-020300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ 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- 1233 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /1133 AM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. * 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. && $$
391 WWUS83 KBIS 012040 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 340 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN... DICKINSON... WILLISTON...BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU... HARVEY...JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. GIVEN OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY START. LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY INCLUDE BOWMAN...AMIDON...HETTINGER...ELGIN...FORT YATES AND LINTON. NDZ040>046-020445- /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.A.0005.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 340 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /240 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT TODAY. AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO THE MID 60S TODAY. 40S ON THURSDAY. * 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>023-025-031>037-047-048-050-051-020300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ 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-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 340 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /240 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. * 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. && $$ JJS
905 WWUS83 KBIS 012349 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 649 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY RECOVERING DURING THE EVENING. LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE BOWMAN... DICKINSON...WILLISTON... BISMARCK...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...HARVEY... JAMESTOWN...OAKES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. GIVEN OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY START. LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY INCLUDE BOWMAN...AMIDON... HETTINGER...ELGIN...FORT YATES AND LINTON. NDZ040>046-020800- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 649 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /549 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT TODAY. AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO THE MID 60S TODAY. 40S ON THURSDAY. * 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>023-025-031>037-047-048-050-051-020300- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ 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-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 649 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /549 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF 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 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 50S TO THE MID 60S. * 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. && $$ TWH
170 WWUS83 KBIS 020252 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 952 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. GIVEN OBSERVED FIRE BEHAVIOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY START. LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY INCLUDE BOWMAN...AMIDON...HETTINGER...ELGIN...FORT YATES AND LINTON. NDZ040>046-021100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0005.150402T1600Z-150403T0000Z/ SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 952 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /852 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...40S ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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>023-025-031>037-047-048-050-051-020400- /O.CAN.KBIS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150402T0300Z/ 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-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 952 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 /852 PM MDT WED APR 1 2015/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. $$ 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 31, 11:14 AM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 11:14 AM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1214 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1207 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 GOING FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING QUICKLY OVER THE AREA AND A FEW CLOUDS STREAMING THROUGH. UPDATE ISSUED AT 843 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 INCREASED CLOUD COVERAGE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AS THE LATEST IR SATELLITE SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS MOVING EAST OUT OF EASTERN MONTANA. OTHERWISE PREVIOUS FORECAST IS ON TRACK. UPDATE ISSUED AT 633 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 THE FORECAST FOR TODAY REMAINS ON TRACK WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE. THIS FAVORS THE WARM EDGE OF THE 00 AND 06 UTC SUITES WHICH HAS VERIFIED WELL THROUGH MARCH. LOCATION....FORECAST......RECORD BISMARCK......75..........75 IN 2012 DICKINSON.....79..........77 IN 2012 WILLISTON.....74..........77 IN 2004 MINOT.........71..........70 IN 2012 && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 420 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 THE MAIN FOCUS IN THE SHORT TERM IS FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER COULD ACTUALLY PROVE TO BE RATHER HAZARDOUS AS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS LIKELY. AN 850 MB THERMAL RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES AND MIXING WEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE...AS MOST RECORDS FOR LOCATIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ARE ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AS A RESULT A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW. TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY LIMITED MOISTURE AND MAIN FORCING IN CANADA...EXPECTING ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP TO BE ISOLATED. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 420 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 CONTINUED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHT THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE 00 THROUGH THE 06 UTC INCOMING DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE SUITES ARE IN AGREEMENT ON WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEING IMPACTED BY THE DRY SLOT OF THE STACKED LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY. THIS FAVORS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WINDS WITH DEEP MIXING THROUGH 750-700 MB. NAM AND GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR DEWPOINTS TO MIX OUT INTO THE TEENS AND 20S F IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD SEND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO CRITICAL LEVELS. GIVEN FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY...ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWEST...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE DRIVE THE OVERALL FIRE THREAT. A MUCH COOLER DAY ON THURSDAY IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNALLY DRIVEN RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE. THEREAFTER...A ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN SETS UP INTO NEXT WEEK...SUPPORTING NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1207 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 A LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL BRING LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO MANY LOCATIONS. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. LCL -TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA EARLY IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 420 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY...LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WHERE THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BRINGING ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR WEDNESDAY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050- 051. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NDZ031>033-040>045. && UPDATE...JJS SHORT TERM...AJ LONG TERM...AYD AVIATION...JJS FIRE WEATHER...AJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 5:26 AM MDT, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 626 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 NDZ031>033-040>045-011130- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- 626 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 /526 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. NDZ001-002-009-017-011130- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- 626 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>048-050-051-011130- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 626 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. 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, 2:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger and 3 more | 17 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.