Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

NOTE: An issue has arisen in which recent bar reports are not appearing on this page. We are working on fixing the issue. Thank you for your patience.

U.S. Coast Guard: Waterways Management Branch has printable "Bar Crossing Handouts" along with other important information.

* WARNING: Safe navigation is the responsibility of the operator of each vessel. The Coast Guard and NOAA provide information to assist mariners in navigating safely. The information on this page will be updated every four hours or when local bar conditions and/or restrictions change. The information provided reflects conditions at the time the bar was observed and may not reflect current conditions. Bar conditions are subject to change without notice. This report should NOT be used as the sole source of information when making a decision to cross the bar. Mariners are advised to use all means available to safely evaluate bar conditions and risk before crossing the bar.

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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Local Bar Observations

NOTE: An issue has arisen in which recent bar reports are not appearing on this page. We are working on fixing the issue. Thank you for your patience.

U.S. Coast Guard: Waterways Management Branch has printable "Bar Crossing Handouts" along with other important information.