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FLUS43 KBIS 171925
HWOBIS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
225 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008

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MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
225 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 /125 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY
WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND DRY
VEGETATION CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. AS A
RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FURTHERMORE... A WIND
ADVISORY AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE STRONG WIND SPEEDS
MENTIONED ABOVE. USE CAUTION IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR
VENTURING ONTO LAKES AND RIVERS.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS...FROST WILL BE A THREAT FROM BOTTINEAU COUNTY TO KIDDER
COUNTY AND POINTS EAST SATURDAY NIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1 AM CDT TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. COVER ANY VEGETATION THAT IS VULNERABLE TO
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS WILL CREATE
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE SOUTHWESTERN
PORTION OF THE STATE WILL BE OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERN ON SUNDAY
WITH ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON MONDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR THESE AREAS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM ON
MONDAY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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PJA