A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the Bismarck,North Dakota area

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
in effect until Tuesday,October 2, 7:00PM,CDT

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 DIVIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 BURKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BOTTINEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROLETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WILLIAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MOUNTRAIL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 WARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 MCHENRY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 MCKENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 OLIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 MCLEAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 WELLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 FOSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 GOLDEN VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 BILLINGS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 STARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 BURLEIGH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 KIDDER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 STUTSMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 SIOUX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 EMMONS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 LA MOURE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 MCINTOSH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 DICKEY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH...BECOMING WEST.
* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 27 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO MID 80S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FAST RATES OF SPREAD FOR ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.