Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
628 WWUS83 KBIS 282315 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 615 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .Unseasonably warm temperatures in the upper 80s to upper 90s, percent afternoon relative humidity values in the teens to low 20s, and breezy to windy southerly winds with gusts up to around 40 mph, will combine to create critical fire weather conditions across central and parts of southwestern North Dakota late Sunday morning through Sunday evening. NDZ011-012-019>022-033>036-041-042-044>047-050-291115- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0007.240929T1600Z-240930T0300Z/ Ward-McHenry-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Stark-Morton-Burleigh- Kidder-Hettinger-Grant-Adams-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-McIntosh- 615 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024 /515 PM MDT Sat Sep 28 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * AFFECTED AREA...Much of central and parts of southwestern North Dakota. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. 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. && $$