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Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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FNUS63 KBIS 130951
RFDBIS

NORTH DAKOTA FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
451 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

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

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL
OF NORTH DAKOTA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

DISCUSSION...THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY ACROSS ALL OF NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT AS WELL.

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 80 TO 90 THIS
AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 15 PERCENT
IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE TO 20 PERCENT IN THE NORTH.

THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH MAINLY DORMANT
VEGETATION...WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE GROWTH SHOULD A FIRE IGNITE.


FD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=27.


FD GROUP 2...BURKE...FORT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL...
RENVILLE...WARD...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=36.


FD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=43.


FD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=34.


FD GROUP 5...DUNN...FORT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=43.


FD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=45.


FD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=43.


FD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=44.


FD GROUP 9...BOWMAN...SLOPE...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=33.


FD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=46.


FD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=49.


FD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=43.


FD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=42.


FD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY...
TOWNER...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=44.


FD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=27.


FD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=30.


FD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...
FD INDEX=VERY HIGH.
FD VALUE=22.


OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST TO REACH THE VERY
HIGH CATEGORY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY...AND THE EXTREME CATEGORY FOR
THE REST OF NORTH DAKOTA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT
TUESDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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.

$$

JV