AREAS AFFECTED : DIVIDE; WILLIAMS; MCKENZIE; GOLDEN VALLEY; BILLINGS; SLOPE; BOWMAN
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...
.Critical fire weather conditions are expected over far western
North Dakota on Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will climb into
the lower to mid 90s, while humidity values drop to around 15
percent. This will combine with southeast winds around 25 mph
gusting to 45 mph to result in critical fire weather conditions.
Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to
control.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ Wednesday.
* WINDS...Southeast 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* AFFECTED AREA...Far western North Dakota.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control or suppress.
* AFFECTED AREA...Far western North Dakota.