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WWUS83 KBIS 220214
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
914 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA ON WEDNESDAY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY
ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA, AND AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST IN THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH, AND 20 TO 25 MPH ELSEWHERE. GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL. ANY
FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL.
NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040>048-050-051-221415-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0001.260422T1600Z-260423T0100Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
DICKEY-
914 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026 /814 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MOST OF WESTERN AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF WESTERN AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
HOLLAN
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