RSS FeedsIssued by NWS Bismarck, ND
000 FNUS63 KBIS 221018 RFDBIS NORTH DAKOTA RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 418 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 DISCUSSION...RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL RANGE FROM MEDIUM VALUES IN THE WEST TO LOW VALUES CENTRAL AND EAST. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WEST WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EAST. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE STATE. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY`S WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT WEST AND CENTRAL TO 35 AND 45 PERCENT EAST. RFD GROUP 1...DIVIDE...WILLIAMS... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=31. RFD GROUP 2...BURKE...FT BERTHOLD EAST RIVER...MOUNTRAIL... RENVILLE...WARD... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=27. RFD GROUP 3...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...ROLETTE... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=22. RFD GROUP 4...BILLINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...MCKENZIE... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=36. RFD GROUP 5...DUNN...FT BERTHOLD WEST RIVER...STARK... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=36. RFD GROUP 6...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=28. RFD GROUP 7...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=25. RFD GROUP 8...FOSTER...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...WELLS... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=10. RFD GROUP 9...BOWMAN...SLOPE... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=45. RFD GROUP 10...ADAMS...HETTINGER... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=45. RFD GROUP 11...GRANT...SIOUX... RFD INDEX=MEDIUM. RFD VALUE=33. RFD GROUP 12...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=25. RFD GROUP 13...DICKEY...LAMOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=10. RFD GROUP 14...BENSON...CAVALIER...EDDY...NELSON...RAMSEY... TOWNER... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=21. RFD GROUP 15...GRAND FORKS...PEMBINA...WALSH... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=20. RFD GROUP 16...BARNES...CASS...GRIGGS...STEELE...TRAILL... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=20. RFD GROUP 17...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT... RFD INDEX=LOW. RFD VALUE=9. OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDICES WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM MEDIUM TO LOW VALUES ACROSS THE STATE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTH AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE EAST. DRY CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY`S WILL BE ELEVATED WITH 45 TO 55 PERCENT WEST AND CENTRAL AND 65 PERCENT OR GREATER IN THE EAST. 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. $$ KS
