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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
237 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
MNZ079-086>088-094>096-210000-  
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WABASHA, DODGE CENTER, ROCHESTER, WINONA,  
AUSTIN, PRESTON, AND CALEDONIA  
237 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND SOUTHERLY  
WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS  
AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20  
MPH, GUSTING TO 25-30 MPH.  
 
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, FIRES COULD START AND SPREAD EASILY.  
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WITH ANY ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE OUTDOOR  
FIRES OR CREATE SPARKS, INCLUDING CAMPFIRES, GRILLING, AND  
OPERATING LARGE EQUIPMENT. CIGARETTES SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AND  
EXTINGUISHED PROPERLY. PLEASE HEED ANY LOCAL BURN BANS.  
 

 
 
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