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WWUS83 KBIS 111133
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
633 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING
THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT, WITH SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED
AROUND 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD
SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
NDZ005-012-013-021>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-112345-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0008.250511T1600Z-250512T0300Z/
ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
633 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2025 /533 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2025/
...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 WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING
THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...
* WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
* 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.
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