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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1143 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
MNZ024-029>032-040-170100-
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HUBBARD-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
1143 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, HUBBARD, WILKIN, WEST OTTER
TAIL, EAST OTTER TAIL, WADENA AND GRANT.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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