000
WWUS83 KBIS 200333
RFWBIS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1033 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO STRONG WINDS LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY VEGETATION...

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MONTANA ON SATURDAY WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 20 TO 30 MPH...AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 20 PERCENT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 80S.

THIS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY VEGETATION TO CREATE POTENTIAL EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-201145-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0015.080920T1700Z-080921T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
1033 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 /933 PM MDT FRI SEP 19 2008/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW
20 PERCENT...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE POTENTIALLY
EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

SCHECK

000
WWUS83 KBIS 192049
RFWBIS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
349 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO STRONG WINDS LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY VEGETATION...

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN MONTANA ON SATURDAY WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 20 TO 30 MPH...AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 20 PERCENT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 80S.

THIS WILL CREATE POTENTIAL EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-200930-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.A.0015.080920T1700Z-080921T0200Z/
MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-
349 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 /249 PM MDT FRI SEP 19 2008/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY VEGETATION...

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT WILL
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$
TWH