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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1145 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
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POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSCEOLA, RICE LAKE, LADYSMITH, HUDSON,
RIVER FALLS, MENOMONIE, DURAND, CHIPPEWA FALLS, AND EAU CLAIRE
1145 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
THE COMBINATION WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT, SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY.
ALL OF THESE WEATHER ELEMENTS WITH THE DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO AN INCREASED DANGER OF RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING
IS DISCOURAGED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. TAKE CARE TO PREVENT THE
START OF ACCIDENTAL FIRES WHEN SMOKING OR OPERATING VEHICLES
WITHIN OR AROUND DRY VEGETATION.
JPC
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