Fire Weather Watch for Slope; Bowman
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Impacts: Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecast updates and a possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SLOPE AND BOWMAN COUNTIES... .Critical fire weather conditions are possible in far southwest North Dakota on Friday. South-southeast winds are forecast to increase to around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Relative humidity could fall as low as 15 percent. The National Weather Service in Bismarck ND has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Slope and Bowman Counties. * TIMING...From Friday afternoon through early Friday evening. * WINDS...South-southeast winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity as low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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Fire Weather Watch issued September 3 at 5:02AM CDT until September 4 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Bismarck ND. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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