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WWUS83 KMPX 070842  
SPSMPX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
342 AM CDT WED JUN 7 2023  
 
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POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSCEOLA, RICE LAKE, LADYSMITH, HUDSON,  
RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, DURAND, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE  
342 AM CDT WED JUN 7 2023  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL  
WISCONSIN...  
 
THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY VALUES, DRYING FUELS AND BREEZY  
WINDS WILL CAUSE ANY FIRES TO POTENTIALLY BECOME DIFFICULT TO  
CONTROL TODAY IN MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 20 TO 25  
PERCENT ALONG WITH NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO AROUND 10 MPH, GUSTING  
TO NEAR 15 MPH. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY COMBINED WITH THE  
LACK OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND DRYING FUELS WILL  
PROMOTE CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD  
OF FIRES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 
CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF WORKING WITH  
FIRES TODAY. HEED INSTRUCTIONS FROM FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS,  
ESPECIALLY IF ANY BURNING BANS ARE ENACTED.  
 

 
 
JPC  
 
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