WWUS83 KBIS 060929 RFWBIS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Bismarck ND 429 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected across much of western North Dakota today. Westerly winds will increase to around 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. A cold front will then move from northwest North Dakota to the southeast this afternoon into the early evening, shifting winds to the northwest. Relative humidity will fall to as low as 12 percent during the afternoon hours. NDZ009-070200- /O.EXA.KBIS.FW.W.0016.260806T1700Z-260807T0200Z/ Williams- 429 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Williams. * TIMING...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...West to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph shifting northwest in the afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-070200- /O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0016.260806T1700Z-260807T0200Z/ McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope-Hettinger-Bowman- Adams- 429 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 /329 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Much of western North Dakota. * TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...West to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph then shifting to the northwest in afternoon and early evening. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Schild