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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1004 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
.THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (20 TO 25 PERCENT), BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS, AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MINIMUM RH VALUES
POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15-20% IF MIXING IS MAXIMIZED THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE BORDERLINE WITH SUSTAINED SPEED 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH.
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DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-
1004 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
BPH
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