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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
442 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

NDZ004-012-140945-
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442 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SOURIS
BASIN. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA...VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. FOR INFORMATION ON RIVER STAGES AND
FORECASTS CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE TOP OF THE
MAIN PAGE.

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO
60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
WEEK...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-
140945-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
442 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 /342 AM MDT MON MAY 13 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2
CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO
60 MPH. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK FOR DETAILS.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
WEEK...BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$
TWH