# Red Flag Warning: Slope; Bowman — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-02 02:52 ingested 2026-08-02 08:28

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Red Flag Warning — Slope; Bowman
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA,
EXTENDING UNTIL 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR SLOPE AND BOWMAN COUNTIES...

.Critical fire weather conditions are expected late this morning
through early this evening across much of western North Dakota. A
cold front will move into western North Dakota by early afternoon,
shifting winds from south to northwest around 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Humidity is expected to fall as low as 10 to 15 percent this
afternoon. In the southwest corner of the state, humidity is only
projected to recover to around 45 percent overnight, then fall as low
as 20 percent on Monday as north winds increase to around 25 to 30
mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning
remains in effect through early Monday evening for Slope and Bowman
Counties.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck ND has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Slope and Bowman Counties.

* TIMING...From 9 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* WINDS...For today, south winds shifting to the northwest around 20
mph with gusts up to 30 mph. For Monday, north winds around 25 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For today, as low as 10 to 15 percent. For
Monday, as low as 20 percent.

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

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