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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.



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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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