Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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FNUS63 KBIS 230855
RFDBIS

NORTH DAKOTA FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
355 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS ISSUED BY 6 AM AND IS UPDATED AS
WEATHER CONDITIONS WARRANT. CHECK FOR UPDATES BEFORE YOU BURN.

DISCUSSION...PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WINDY TODAY. HIGHS WILL
RANGE FROM 60 TO 70...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 TO 45
PERCENT. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WHERE A
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REMAIN LOW
STATEWIDE TODAY WITH VEGETATION GREENING UP FROM THE BOUNTIFUL
RAINFALL RECEIVED SEVERAL DAYS AGO.


FD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=1.


FD GROUP 2...BURKE...FORT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL...
RENVILLE...WARD...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=1.


FD GROUP 5...DUNN...FORT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 9...BOWMAN...SLOPE...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=1.


FD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=1.


FD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY...
TOWNER...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


FD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...
FD INDEX=LOW.
FD VALUE=0.


OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TOMORROW...WITH A CONTINUED STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE WEST
EARLY AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. RECENT
RAINFALL AND RESULTANT GREEN UP WILL LIMIT FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL
WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NOT ANTICIPATED. THUS THE
PROJECTED FIRE DANGER INDEX IS FORECAST TO REMAIN LOW STATEWIDE
FOR FRIDAY.

FOR INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS OR PROHIBITIONS CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGER OR FIRE DEPARTMENT...OR VISIT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES WEBSITE AT WWW.ND.GOV/DES/PLANNING/FIRE-DANGER-AWARENESS/

FIRE DANGER NUMBERS: 0-2 IS LOW...3-7 IS MEDIUM...8-19 IS HIGH
...20-49 IS VERY HIGH...AND 50 OR GREATER IS EXTREME.

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NH