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WWUS83 KGRB 151604
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1104 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN FAR NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN TODAY...
.SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN TO
20 PERCENT, AND WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S WILL LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. FIRES COULD SPREAD
QUICKLY IN THESE CONDITIONS.
WIZ005-160200-
/O.CON.KGRB.FW.W.0001.260515T1700Z-260516T0200Z/
VILAS-
1104 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER FAR
NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* AFFECTED AREA...VILAS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD QUICKLY IN THESE
CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED. VISIT THE
WISCONSIN DNR WEBSITE AT
APPS.DNR.WI.GOV/WISBURN/#/BURNRESTRICTIONS AND CLICK ON THE
APPROPRIATE COUNTY TO VIEW CURRENT BURNING RESTRICTIONS.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY AS
TEMPERATURES REACH AROUND 80, RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO 17-22
PERCENT, AND WEST WINDS GUST TO AROUND 25 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXCEPTIONALLY DRY FUELS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDLAND FIRE CONDITIONS. PERSONS ARE URGED
TO BE CAREFUL WITH ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO
A WILDLAND FIRE. CAMPFIRES, OUTDOOR GRILLS, SMOKING MATERIALS,
CHAIN SAWS, AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
THROW A SPARK AND IGNITE A DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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