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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Bismarck ND

502 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026



...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.



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Slope-Bowman-

402 AM MDT Thu Sep 3 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY

FRIDAY EVENING...



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.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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