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WWUS83 KBIS 042108
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
408 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR GOLDEN VALLEY, SLOPE, AND
BOWMAN COUNTIES...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
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GOLDEN VALLEY-SLOPE-BOWMAN-
308 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* AFFECTED AREA...GOLDEN VALLEY, SLOPE, AND BOWMAN.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
JOHNSON
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