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WWUS83 KBIS 230202
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
902 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY REMAINS IN THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND
BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
NDZ001-009-019-020-034-042-045>048-050-051-230315-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260423T0200Z/
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-MERCER-OLIVER-MORTON-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
902 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /802 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING, BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG, ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS.
NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-230500-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260423T0500Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
902 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /802 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTH WEST AND WEST 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.
HOLLAN
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