Severe Wildfire ● Closed

Fire Weather Watch issued September 9 at 3:21AM CDT until September 10 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND, United States of America

Event time: Last updated: Sep 18, 2026 United States
Icon = what happened · ring colour = how serious: Extreme Severe Moderate Minor

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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

.Warm and breezy conditions are expected over western North Dakota on
Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. Temperatures are
forecast to climb into the upper 80s, with afternoon humidities of 12
to 20 percent. Winds on Thursday afternoon are forecast to be
westerly 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Due to the low humidity
and breezy conditions with abundant dry vegetation, critical fire
weather conditions are forecast to occur Thursday afternoon into
early Thursday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of northwest and southwest North Dakota.

* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity from 12 and 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionMcKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-09-09T19:45:00-05:00

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Area as the agency stated it: McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams

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What to do

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