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FNUS63 KBIS 251014
RFDBIS

NORTH DAKOTA RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
414 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009

DISCUSSION...MEDIUM RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
AND FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WITH LOW VALUES ELSEWHERE.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY'S WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY WITH AFTERNOON READINGS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHWEST TO 50 AND 70 PERCENT CENTRAL
AND EAST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE WEST WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES CENTRAL AND EAST.

RFD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=26.


RFD GROUP 2...BURKE...FT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL...
RENVILLE...WARD...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=19.


RFD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=7.


RFD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=28.


RFD GROUP 5...DUNN...FT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=30.


RFD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=23.


RFD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=11.


RFD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=5.


RFD GROUP 9...BOWMAN...SLOPE...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=43.


RFD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=45.


RFD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=32.


RFD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=13.


RFD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=8.


RFD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY...
TOWNER...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=4.


RFD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=4.


RFD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=4.


RFD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=4.


OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...MEDIUM RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL
ENCOMPASS PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WITH LOW VALUES
ELSEWHERE. WHERE THE RFD VALUES ARE IN THE MEDIUM CATEGORY MINIMUM
HUMIDITY'S WILL AVERAGE AROUND 35 PERCENT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY'S OF
40 TO 60 PERCENT WILL BE FOCUSED IN AND AROUND THE LOW RFD VALUES
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.  

CONTACT LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS...THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL  
OR THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR 
INFORMATION ON RESTRICTIONS OR PROHIBITIONS. VISIT THE DES WEBSITE 
WWW.ND.GOV/DES/INFO/FIREDANGER.HTML 

RFD NUMBERS: 0-30 IS LOW...31-50 IS MEDIUM...51-70 IS HIGH
71-94 IS VERY HIGH AND 95-100 IS EXTREME. 


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KS