Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1012 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

.Critical fire weather conditions are possible Monday afternoon
into early Monday evening across much of southwest and south
central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. Minimum
relative humidity values are expected to drop as low as 20
percent, with west to northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph gusting to
50 mph.

NDZ017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221515-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0002.240422T1700Z-240423T0100Z/
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-
1012 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024 /912 PM MDT Sun Apr 21 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY...

* WINDS...West to northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* AFFECTED AREA...Much of southwest and south central North
  Dakota including the James River Valley.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
  difficult to control or suppress.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

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