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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
229 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-050000-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSAGE, CRESCO, DECORAH, WAUKON,
CHARLES CITY, NEW HAMPTON, OELWEIN, ELKADER, WABASHA,
DODGE CENTER, ROCHESTER, WINONA, AUSTIN, PRESTON, CALEDONIA,
NEILLSVILLE, ALMA, ARCADIA, WHITEHALL, BLACK RIVER FALLS,
LA CROSSE, SPARTA, TOMAH, MAUSTON, FRIENDSHIP, VIROQUA,
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, RICHLAND CENTER, AND PLATTEVILLE
229 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TODAY
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, WARM
TEMPERATURES, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM
MID MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA,
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 TO 30
PERCENT WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH, GUSTING TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY.
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, FIRES WILL 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.
APF
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