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FNUS63 KBIS 080928
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NORTH DAKOTA RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
328 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
CLOUDS ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE STATE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD IN THE 50S
STATEWIDE. THE RFD INDEX WILL RANGE FROM THE MEDIUM CATEGORY WEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL...TO THE LOW CATEGORY SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST.



RFD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=38.


RFD GROUP 2...BURKE...FT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL...
RENVILLE...WARD...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=37.


RFD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=32.


RFD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=39.


RFD GROUP 5...DUNN...FT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=40.


RFD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=32.


RFD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=31.


RFD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=12.


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


RFD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER...
RFD INDEX=MEDIUM.
RFD VALUE=40.


RFD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=29.


RFD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=29.


RFD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=12.


RFD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY...
TOWNER...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=23.


RFD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=16.


RFD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=18.


RFD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...
RFD INDEX=LOW.
RFD VALUE=5.


OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW...MILD AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS THE REGION. THE PROJECTED RFD INDEX
WILL RANGE FROM THE HIGH CATEGORY SOUTHWEST...MEDIUM CATEGORY
REMAINDER OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL...AND LOW CATEGORY EAST FOR
MONDAY.

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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