Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Bismarck, ND
Areas Affected: McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Morton; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Sioux
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 4:10am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 4:10am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Thursday 1:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Bismarck ND
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LOCATIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND LAKE SAKAKAWEA... .Warm and breezy conditions are expected over much of western and parts of south central North Dakota today ahead of an approaching cold front. Temperatures are forecast to climb into the upper 80s, with afternoon humiditity values as low as 13 percent. Winds this afternoon are forecast to be westerly 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Due to the low humidity and breezy conditions with abundant dry vegetation, critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon into this evening for locations in North Dakota to the south and west of the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of North Dakota to the south and west of the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea. * TIMING...From 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Southwesterly around 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1f998432f645d48a1fb348189dfb49b2bbd5990.001.1 Codes: NDZ017, NDZ018, NDZ019, NDZ020, NDZ031, NDZ032, NDZ033, NDZ034, NDZ040, NDZ041, NDZ042, NDZ043, NDZ044, NDZ045 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1f998432f645d48a1fb348189dfb49b2bbd5990.001.1