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WWUS83 KBIS 290907
RFWBIS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
407 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE RED FLAG WARNING IS THE RESULT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THAT ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. VERY DRY PASTURES...
TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 23
PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH...WILL COMBINE TO
INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TONIGHT AND SO THE WARNING
WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST EXTREME
CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND WEST OF A LINE FROM KENMARE TO BEULAH AND
ELGIN.

BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN THE WARNED AREA. BE EXTRA CAREFUL
WITH MATCHES. BE SURE THINGS LIKE CIGARETTES AND CIGARS ARE
COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISCARDING THEM.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-291715-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0030.120829T1500Z-120830T1200Z/
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
407 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 /307 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR DRY GRASSLAND
FUELS...TEMPERATURES OF 92 TO 102...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
12 TO 23 PERCENT...AND INCREASING WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...LEADING
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND
MOST OF 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 
  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 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...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING WEST.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...92 TO 102.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE LATE
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

$$

JP MARTIN