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Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
000 FNUS63 KBIS 120938 RFDBIS NORTH DAKOTA FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 438 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013 THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS ISSUED BY 6 AM AND IS UPDATED AS WEATHER CONDITIONS WARRANT. CHECK FOR UPDATES BEFORE YOU BURN. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS ALL BUT THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES... DISCUSSION...COOL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. LOOK FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHS FROM 60 IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO THE 70S IN THE WEST. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MOST AREAS. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX SHOULD RANGE FROM THE HIGH CATEGORY IN THE WEST TO THE LOW CATEGORY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. FD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=13. FD GROUP 2...BURKE...FORT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL... RENVILLE...WARD... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=11. FD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=8. FD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=11. FD GROUP 5...DUNN...FORT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=11. FD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=9. FD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=8. FD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS... FD INDEX=MEDIUM. FD VALUE=6. FD GROUP 9...BOWMAN...SLOPE... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=10. FD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=10. FD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX... FD INDEX=HIGH. FD VALUE=9. FD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... FD INDEX=MEDIUM. FD VALUE=7. FD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH... FD INDEX=MEDIUM. FD VALUE=5. FD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY... TOWNER... FD INDEX=MEDIUM. FD VALUE=5. FD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH... FD INDEX=LOW. FD VALUE=2. FD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL... FD INDEX=MEDIUM. FD VALUE=3. FD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT... FD INDEX=LOW. FD VALUE=2. OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY OVER SOUTHWEST AND MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE FAR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES OF THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL...AS WELL AS THE JAMES RIVER BASIN...SHOULD BE IN THE HIGH CATEGORY...WITH LOW FIRE DANGER IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY. 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
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