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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Bismarck, ND

November 29, 2017Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Nov 29, 2017, 10:05 AM CST for Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 29, 2017, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 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
Nov 29, 2017, 10:05 AM CST (16:05 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 29, 2017, 5:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-11-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2348 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

790 
WWUS83 KBIS 291605
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1005 AM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES
TODAY...

.Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are
expected late this morning through late afternoon. Temperatures
should climb into the lower 50s, with relative humidity values as
low as 25 percent. This will result in critical fire weather
conditions late this morning through most of this afternoon. Thus
a red flag warning will be in effect from around 11 am cst through
5 mph cst today.

NDZ048-051-292300-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0009.171129T1700Z-171129T2300Z/
La Moure-Dickey-
1005 AM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 048 AND 
051...

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 048 and 051. This includes
  LaMoure and Dickey counties.

* WIND...South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph early in
  the day, becoming southwest during the afternoon.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

&&

$$

JV
2 follow-up statements
455 
WWUS83 KBIS 291843
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAMOURE AND DICKEY COUNTIES
TODAY...

.Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are
expected late through late afternoon. Temperatures should climb 
into the lower to mid 50s, with relative humidity values as low 
as 25 percent. This will result in critical fire weather 
conditions through most of this afternoon. Thus a red flag 
warning remains in effect through 5 PM.

NDZ048-051-292300-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-171129T2300Z/
La Moure-Dickey-
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 048 AND 051...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 048 and 051. This includes 
  LaMoure and Dickey counties. 

* WIND...South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph early
  in the day, becoming southwest during the afternoon. 

* HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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
637 
WWUS83 KBIS 292251
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
451 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST...

.The Red Flag Warning for Dickey and LaMoure counties will expire
at 5 pm CST. While strong westerly winds with gusts to 45 mph are
expected this evening, relative humidity will continue to
increase. 

NDZ048-051-300000-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-171129T2300Z/
La Moure-Dickey-
451 PM CST Wed Nov 29 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 048
AND 051...

The Red Flag Warning for Dickey and LaMoure counties will expire
at 5 pm CST. While strong westerly winds with gusts to 45 mph are
expected this evening, relative humidity will continue to
increase. 

$$

PA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 3:43 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more15 hr
Nov 29, 3:43 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons, Foster and 15 more18 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2017Every red flag warning in 2017

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.