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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
810 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
MNZ052-053-WIZ014-015-090000-
ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, OSCEOLA,
AND RICE LAKE
810 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY...
EFFICIENT DAYTIME MIXING WILL LEAD TO BOTH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND INCREASING WIND GUSTS INTO THE AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN A
WINDOW OF ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE THE LIMITING FACTOR, WITH MOST WIND GUSTS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN 20-25MPH WITH AN ISOLATED GUST TO 30MPH
POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS
DURING THE PEAK HEATING AFTERNOON HOURS.
CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER LEVELS AND CONSULT
WITH FIRE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE
WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US/FORESTRY/FIRE/FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR WISCONSIN, SEE
APPS.DNR.WI.GOV/WISBURN.
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