Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued May 3 at 2:19AM CDT until May 4 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 12:19am
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
.Critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur Sunday
afternoon through Sunday evening over western and central North
Dakota. Temperatures will climb into the mid 70s to mid 80s, with
relative humidity values dropping as low as 19 percent. Southerly
winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Any
fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to
control.
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southerly at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.
* AFFECTED AREA...Western and central North Dakota.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; Ward; McHenry; Pierce; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; McLean; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Morton; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Sioux; Emmons; Logan; McIntosh
Forcast Office:
NWS Bismarck ND