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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Bismarck, ND

April 5, 20218 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2021, 8:13 AM CDT for 8 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 5, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2021, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties Dickey County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Stutsman County, ND

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-04-05Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 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
3152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

274 
WWUS83 KBIS 051313
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
813 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected for south central
North Dakota late this afternoon through the early evening hours.
Across south central North Dakota, expect north winds sustained 
to around 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Minimum relative humidity 
values will fall to as low as 20 percent. Combined with dry fuels,
this will result in critical fire weather conditions.

NDZ036-037-045>048-050-051-060100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0010.210405T1800Z-210406T0100Z/
Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey-
813 AM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 /713 AM MDT Mon Apr 5 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
this evening.

* WINDS...North around 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* AFFECTED AREA...South central North Dakota.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become 
  difficult to control or suppress.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Burn bans may be in effect. Contact local authorities for
details.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
425 
WWUS83 KBIS 051821
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
121 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected for south central
North Dakota late this afternoon through the early evening hours.
Across south central North Dakota, expect north winds sustained
to around 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Minimum relative humidity
values will fall to as low as 20 percent. Combined with dry
fuels, this will result in critical fire weather conditions.

NDZ036-037-045>048-050-051-060100-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210406T0100Z/
Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey-
121 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 /1221 PM MDT Mon Apr 5 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...

* WINDS...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* AFFECTED AREA...South central North Dakota.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become 
  difficult to control or suppress.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Burn bans may be in effect. Contact local authorities for
details.

&&

$$
951 
WWUS83 KBIS 060054
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
754 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT/7 PM MDT...

.Winds will continue to gradually diminish this evening and
relative humidity values will gradually rise. Therefore the Red
Flag Warning will be allowed to expire.

NDZ036-037-045>048-050-051-060200-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210406T0100Z/
Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey-
754 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 /654 PM MDT Mon Apr 5 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT/7 PM MDT...

Winds will continue to gradually diminish this evening and 
relative humidity values will gradually rise. Therefore the Red 
Flag Warning will be allowed to expire.

$$

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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.