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WWUS83 KBIS 221029
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
529 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST WESTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL 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>020-031>034-040>048-050-051-230200-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0002.260422T1600Z-260423T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
529 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /429 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF WESTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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