Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2009, 9:42 AM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 18, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2009, 9:42 AM CDT (14:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Sherburne County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 418 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KMPX 181442 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 942 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FROM NOON TO 7 PM FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SAGGING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LATE THIS MORNING WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FURTHER INCREASES EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY DROPS TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MNZ043>045-050>053-061-182245- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0004.090518T1700Z-090519T0000Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- 942 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDIFY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SAGGING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LATE THIS MORNING WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FURTHER INCREASES EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY DROPS TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BAP
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KMPX 181951 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 251 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH AND HUMIDITY DIPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL DROP INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE EVENING. MNZ043>045-050>053-061-190000- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090519T0000Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- 251 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH AND HUMIDITY DIPPING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE FRONT WILL DROP INTOFMSGX POINT FORECAST MATRICES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 CAZ042-191000- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE CA 33.68N 117.87W ELEV. 52 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 62 72 60 71 61 TEMP 71 69 64 62 62 62 63 68 71 69 63 60 60 60 61 67 70 68 63 61 61 61 DEWPT 56 55 55 56 54 54 55 56 56 55 55 55 54 53 55 56 57 56 55 54 53 52 RH 59 61 73 81 75 75 75 65 59 61 75 84 81 78 81 68 63 65 75 78 75 72 WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE WIND SPD 10 9 8 4 2 2 3 6 10 9 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 10 6 3 2 3 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 71 60 71 58 71 59 73 60 64 TEMP 67 68 60 60 67 68 58 58 66 68 59 59 68 70 60 60 62 63 DEWPT 55 55 55 53 58 57 55 53 58 31-76 -80-79-79-80 -80-79-79 PWIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ042-191000- FULLERTON-ORANGE CA 33.87N 117.98W ELEV. 95 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 63 77 62 76 61 TEMP 77 75 67 64 63 63 65 72 76 74 66 63 62 62 64 71 75 73 65 62 61 61 DEWPT 57 56 56 56 56 55 55 55 54 54 55 55 55 54 55 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 RH 50 52 68 75 78 75 70 55 46 50 68 75 78 75 73 57 50 53 70 75 78 75 WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S SE WIND SPD 8 8 5 3 2 1 1 3 8 9 6 3 2 2 1 3 9 8 5 3 3 2 CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW OV OV OV OV FW FW FW FW B2 B2 OV POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 77 60 77 57 77 59 77 59 70 TEMP 71 74 61 60 71 73 58 57 70 74 60 59 71 74 60 59 66 68 DEWPT 53 52 55 54 57 56 55 54 57 47-75 -80-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV FW FW OV OV FW FW OV OV SC SC B2 B2 FW FW OV OV FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ048-191000- ONTARIO-SAN BERNARDINO CA 34.05N 117.58W ELEV. 942 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 60 82 58 80 58 TEMP 84 85 73 67 63 61 62 70 80 80 69 64 61 59 60 68 78 78 69 64 60 58 DEWPT 50 51 52 54 54 53 52 51 51 52 53 54 54 53 52 52 52 53 53 52 52 52 RH 31 31 48 63 72 75 70 51 36 38 57 70 78 80 75 57 40 42 57 65 75 80 WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W NW N WIND SPD 11 12 10 8 4 2 3 5 12 14 11 6 5 4 3 5 10 12 6 2 1 1 CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 82 58 81 54 82 56 82 57 78 TEMP 69 80 64 59 68 79 61 55 66 80 63 57 67 80 64 58 66 76 DEWPT 49 49 54 52 54 56 54 52 54 58-41 -80-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SE SE W W WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW B2 B2 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ048-191000- RIVERSIDE-RIVERSIDE CA 33.95N 117.45W ELEV. 817 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 60 84 59 81 58 TEMP 85 84 73 67 63 61 62 70 82 81 71 66 62 60 60 68 79 78 69 64 61 59 DEWPT 48 48 49 51 52 52 51 50 49 49 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 51 51 51 50 50 RH 28 29 43 56 67 72 67 49 32 33 47 58 67 72 72 57 39 39 53 63 67 72 WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NE WIND SPD 12 12 9 4 3 2 2 4 12 14 9 5 5 3 2 4 10 13 6 2 1 0 CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 83 57 82 54 82 51 81 53 78 TEMP 68 80 64 58 67 79 62 55 66 79 59 52 63 78 61 54 63 75 DEWPT 49 48 52 50 55 54 52 50 55 55-40 -77-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS B2 FW FW B2 B2 FW FW B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ048-191000- MARCH AIR FORCE BASE-RIVERSIDE CA 33.90N 117.25W ELEV. 1539 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 57 84 55 81 52 TEMP 86 88 74 65 60 57 63 74 82 83 70 62 58 55 61 72 79 80 67 59 55 52 DEWPT 43 43 45 49 50 50 48 46 45 45 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 RH 22 21 35 56 69 77 58 37 27 26 44 60 69 77 62 42 34 31 49 64 74 83 WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W S NW NW NW NW W W W SW NW NW NW NW NW N NE WIND SPD 11 12 8 3 3 3 3 4 9 12 8 4 4 2 2 4 10 12 5 1 0 1 CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 83 51 83 52 83 53 82 55 82 TEMP 72 82 59 51 71 82 60 52 72 82 61 53 72 81 62 55 72 81 DEWPT 47 44 48 48 52 51 48 48 52 51-39 -80-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR NW S S S N N N NW NW WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- CAMP PENDLETON-SAN DIEGO CA 33.31N 117.35W ELEV. 79 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 57 72 56 70 54 TEMP 73 70 61 57 57 57 61 68 71 68 60 56 56 56 59 67 69 66 58 54 55 55 DEWPT 55 54 53 52 51 51 52 53 53 53 52 51 50 50 53 56 57 56 53 51 49 49 RH 53 57 75 83 80 80 72 59 53 59 75 83 80 80 80 68 66 70 83 90 80 80 WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE NE NW SW SW SW SW S E NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SE E WIND SPD 11 10 4 1 1 1 1 6 10 10 4 1 2 1 1 5 8 9 4 1 0 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 72 53 72 52 72 57 73 55 62 TEMP 68 68 53 54 67 68 52 53 67 69 57 58 69 69 55 55 60 60 DEWPT 55 54 51 49 56 55 51 49 56 38-80 -80-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR S W W SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- CARLSBAD-SAN DIEGO CA 33.13N 117.28W ELEV. 328 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 60 68 60 68 60 TEMP 70 68 64 62 61 61 62 67 68 66 63 61 61 60 62 67 68 66 63 61 61 60 DEWPT 55 55 54 54 53 52 52 52 52 51 53 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 RH 59 63 70 75 75 72 70 59 57 58 70 81 81 81 75 63 61 65 72 78 75 78 WIND DIR W W SW SW S S SE W W W SW S S S S W W W SW SW S E WIND SPD 8 6 4 1 1 2 1 6 8 8 4 2 2 3 2 9 8 8 4 1 1 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 70 58 70 57 70 57 69 58 59 TEMP 68 67 60 59 68 67 59 58 68 67 59 58 67 67 60 59 59 59 DEWPT 53 53 54 52 55 55 54 52 55 36-53 -72-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR S S S NW NW NW NW SW SW WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- OCEANSIDE-SAN DIEGO CA 33.22N 117.35W ELEV. 30 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 60 71 58 70 56 TEMP 71 69 63 60 62 61 63 69 70 67 62 58 60 59 61 68 69 66 60 56 58 57 DEWPT 55 55 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 53 54 55 54 53 52 51 51 RH 57 61 72 78 72 75 70 57 55 61 72 80 75 78 75 61 61 65 78 86 77 80 WIND DIR SW W SW SW N E N SW W W SW W SE SE E SW SW SW SW SW S SE WIND SPD 9 6 3 1 1 1 2 6 9 9 4 0 2 1 1 6 8 8 4 2 1 1 CLOUDS SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 71 55 71 54 71 55 70 54 56 TEMP 68 67 55 56 68 66 54 55 68 67 55 56 67 66 54 54 56 55 DEWPT 54 55 52 51 56 56 52 51 55 29-80 -80-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR S W W W W W W SW SW WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- MIRAMAR-SAN DIEGO CA 32.87N 117.14W ELEV. 482 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 58 72 57 72 60 TEMP 74 70 62 60 60 59 60 69 71 67 60 59 59 58 59 69 71 68 63 61 62 60 DEWPT 58 58 55 53 52 52 54 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 55 56 56 56 55 55 54 54 RH 57 66 78 78 75 78 81 61 57 63 81 83 83 86 87 63 59 65 75 81 75 81 WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NW NW W W W W W SW NE W W W W W NW N WIND SPD 9 8 4 2 2 2 2 5 9 9 6 3 2 1 0 5 6 8 4 2 1 0 CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F F PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 71 59 71 53 71 55 73 56 61 TEMP 69 67 60 59 69 66 55 54 67 66 57 56 69 68 58 57 60 60 DEWPT 55 55 53 51 56 55 53 51 56 25-65 -75-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV FW FW OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- MONTGOMERY FIELD-SAN DIEGO CA 32.81N 117.14W ELEV. 407 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 61 72 59 70 60 TEMP 73 71 64 63 63 62 62 70 71 69 62 61 61 60 60 68 70 67 62 61 61 60 DEWPT 59 59 57 54 53 53 54 55 55 54 55 56 54 54 55 56 56 56 56 56 55 54 RH 62 66 78 72 70 72 75 59 57 59 78 84 78 81 84 65 61 68 81 84 81 81 WIND DIR SW W W W W SW NW W W W W W S SW S W W W W W W W WIND SPD 9 8 6 3 3 2 2 6 9 9 6 3 2 3 2 6 8 9 4 2 1 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F F PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 74 59 73 57 73 57 72 58 61 TEMP 71 70 61 60 70 69 59 58 70 69 59 58 69 68 60 59 60 60 DEWPT 56 56 53 51 57 56 53 51 57 33-61 -74-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR W W W W W W W W W WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV FW FW OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH FIELD-SAN DIEGO CA 32.73N 117.18W ELEV. 30 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 60 69 61 67 62 TEMP 68 67 62 63 61 60 61 65 68 67 63 63 62 61 62 65 67 67 64 64 63 62 DEWPT 60 60 58 56 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 55 55 55 56 57 57 57 56 55 55 RH 76 78 87 78 81 84 81 70 63 65 78 78 78 81 78 73 70 70 78 75 75 78 WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W WIND SPD 10 9 6 4 3 3 3 9 10 11 9 4 4 3 4 8 9 9 5 2 1 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 69 60 69 59 69 61 69 57 59 TEMP 66 68 63 60 66 68 62 59 65 68 64 61 66 68 61 58 58 59 DEWPT 55 55 54 53 56 56 54 53 56 53-34 -74-79-78-79 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- IMPERIAL BEACH-SAN DIEGO CA 32.56N 117.11W ELEV. 26 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 58 66 58 63 57 TEMP 67 65 60 59 60 58 60 64 66 64 60 59 59 58 59 62 63 62 58 58 58 57 DEWPT 58 58 56 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 55 54 53 54 54 RH 73 78 87 83 81 86 81 70 65 70 81 83 83 86 83 75 75 78 86 83 86 90 WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W NW NW WIND SPD 12 11 8 5 5 4 4 9 11 12 10 4 4 2 4 9 10 10 5 3 1 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 66 56 66 55 66 60 64 53 55 TEMP 64 64 58 57 64 63 57 56 64 65 61 60 63 61 55 54 55 55 DEWPT 53 54 52 51 54 53 52 51 54 31-58 -73-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV SC SC OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B1 POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ043-191000- BROWN FIELD-SAN DIEGO CA 32.58N 116.00W ELEV. 525 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 57 72 58 68 57 TEMP 74 70 59 59 58 58 59 69 71 68 60 59 59 58 60 66 68 65 58 58 58 58 DEWPT 58 58 58 57 56 56 55 54 54 55 56 57 57 55 55 55 55 56 57 58 58 56 RH 57 66 96 93 93 93 87 59 55 63 87 93 93 90 84 68 63 73 96100100 93 WIND DIR W W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N WIND SPD 11 10 6 4 3 1 3 9 11 12 9 4 4 3 4 9 10 11 5 2 1 1 CLOUDS SC SC SC OV OV OV OV FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV FW FW SC SC OV OV OV POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F F PF PF PF DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 72 56 72 55 72 56 70 55 61 TEMP 69 68 57 57 69 68 57 56 69 68 57 56 68 66 56 55 60 60 DEWPT 53 54 56 54 53 54 56 54 53 33-67 -80-78-79-80 -80-78-79 PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS OV FW FW OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC SC OV OV SC POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ050-191000- RAMONA-SAN DIEGO CA 33.04N 116.92W ELEV. 1394 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 54 82 53 78 50 TEMP 86 81 66 57 55 55 58 75 81 77 63 56 54 54 57 72 77 73 60 53 51 51 DEWPT 52 52 50 49 48 47 49 51 51 50 50 49 48 47 49 51 52 51 50 48 46 46 RH 31 37 56 75 77 74 72 43 35 39 62 77 80 77 75 48 42 46 69 83 83 83 WIND DIR W W W NW W SW E NW W W W W SW SW SW NW W W S SE E E WIND SPD 12 10 5 1 1 1 1 8 10 11 6 2 2 1 1 9 8 10 4 1 1 2 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 OBVIS F F F F F F F DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 81 49 80 50 80 48 78 49 70 TEMP 73 75 52 49 72 74 53 51 73 74 51 49 71 73 52 50 65 66 DEWPT 50 51 48 45 52 51 48 45 52 49-66 -78-79-78-80 -80-79-78 PWIND DIR S S S S S N N S S WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW B2 B2 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ058-191000- CAMPO-SAN DIEGO CA 32.63N 116.47W ELEV. 2631 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 49 83 48 78 44 TEMP 87 87 71 58 53 51 63 79 82 82 67 56 51 50 60 75 77 77 63 52 47 46 DEWPT 42 44 45 46 44 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 45 42 42 43 44 45 46 46 43 41 RH 21 22 39 64 71 71 46 28 26 27 47 72 80 74 51 32 31 32 54 80 86 83 WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW WIND SPD 12 12 8 5 6 3 2 10 12 14 10 5 8 4 4 11 14 16 8 2 1 1 WIND GUST 26 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S TSTMS S S S S S S S S DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 80 43 80 42 81 50 90 54 83 TEMP 76 79 51 45 76 79 50 44 77 80 57 52 86 89 62 56 80 82 DEWPT 40 44 44 40 38 41 44 40 38 41-46 -75-78-78-80 -80-78-78 PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ061-191000- PALM SPRINGS-RIVERSIDE CA 33.83N 116.50W ELEV. 479 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 74 100 69 94 70 TEMP 103105 94 87 79 75 80 92 98100 89 82 74 70 74 86 92 94 86 80 74 71 DEWPT 39 39 41 44 48 51 47 41 39 39 42 45 48 48 43 39 37 38 42 46 48 48 RH 11 11 16 22 34 43 31 17 13 12 19 27 40 45 33 19 15 14 21 30 40 44 WIND DIR E NW N NW NW W W E N NW NW NW NW NW W E N NW N W W W WIND SPD 9 17 11 9 5 3 1 5 10 20 16 9 8 3 1 5 11 16 10 10 10 9 WIND GUST 27 33 26 26 CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 96 69 96 63 97 67 98 67 97 TEMP 88 96 81 70 87 96 77 64 86 97 80 68 88 98 80 68 87 97 DEWPT 40 37 43 48 42 42 42 47 42 42 -8 -79-79-79-79 -80-79-79 PWIND DIR W W W W W W W W W WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ CAZ061-191000- THERMAL-RIVERSIDE CA 33.63N 116.17W ELEV. 112 FT 1250 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 DATE MON 05/18/09 TUE 05/19/09 WED 05/20/09 THU PDT 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 MIN/MAX 71 102 68 94 69 TEMP 105106 92 85 80 71 81 93101102 88 82 77 68 76 87 93 94 84 79 76 69 DEWPT 39 37 40 45 46 45 44 43 40 37 40 43 43 42 40 38 38 39 41 43 46 48 RH 11 10 16 25 30 39 27 18 12 11 19 25 30 39 27 18 15 15 22 28 34 47 WIND DIR SE E NW NW NW NW NW SE SE S N NW NW NW NW SE N NW SW NW NW W WIND SPD 12 3 6 12 9 6 6 5 8 1 13 10 11 8 8 8 10 1 8 5 5 6 CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS S S S S TSTMS S S S S DATE 05/21/09 FRI 05/22/09 SAT 05/23/09 SUN 05/24/09 MON 05/25/09 PDT 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 MAX/MIN 95 68 96 61 98 64 99 63 97 TEMP 88 95 79 68 88 96 75 61 87 98 78 64 89 99 77 63 87 97 DEWPT 41 33 43 43 44 38 43 43 44 38-10 -80-79-79-79 -80-79-79 PWIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ SGX
000 WWUS83 KMPX 182337 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 637 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS LESSENING ACROSS THE AREA... .SUBSIDING WINDS ALONG WITH GRADUAL MOISTENING INTO THE EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT TO THE BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS SEEN ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLIER TODAY. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLIER ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HAD DROPPED TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVING GUSTED TO 20 TO 25 MPH. MNZ043>045-050>053-061-190045- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090519T0000Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA- 637 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SUBSIDING WINDS ALONG WITH GRADUAL MOISTENING INTO THE EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT TO THE BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS SEEN ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLIER TODAY. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLIER ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HAD DROPPED TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVING GUSTED TO 20 TO 25 MPH. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.