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WWUS83 KBIS 221741
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1241 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST WESTERN AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE 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.0002.000000T0000Z-260423T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-
BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
1241 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /1141 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...SOUTHEAST 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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