One product issued by NWS for: 9 Miles SSE Napoleon ND
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 229 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .Unseasonably warm temperatures in the upper 80s to upper 90s, percent afternoon relative humidity values in the teens to low 20s, and breezy to windy southerly winds with gusts up to around 40 mph, will combine to create critical fire weather conditions across central and parts of southwestern North Dakota late Sunday morning through Sunday evening. NDZ011-012-019>022-033>036-041-042-044>047-050-290730- /O.UPG.KBIS.FW.A.0006.240929T1600Z-240930T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.FW.W.0007.240929T1600Z-240930T0300Z/ Ward-McHenry-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Stark-Morton-Burleigh- Kidder-Hettinger-Grant-Adams-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-McIntosh- 229 PM CDT Sat Sep 28 2024 /129 PM MDT Sat Sep 28 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ Sunday. This replaces the Fire Weather Watch. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * AFFECTED AREA...Much of central and parts of southwestern North Dakota. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Heinert