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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Oct 5, 2011, 4:21 AM CDT for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Oct 5, 2011, 4:21 AM CDT (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 2426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
543 WWUS83 KFGF 050921 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 421 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY VEGETATION WILL INCREASE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THURSDAY... .RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FIRE OFFICIALS IN MINNESOTA INDICATE VEGETATION IS QUITE DRY. FORECAST LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN NORTH DAKOTA INDICATE VEGETATION IS NOT QUITE AS DRY AND THUS FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE IN THE MEDIUM TO HIGH RANGE AND NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT RED FLAG WARNINGS. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TODAY COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL STILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER...THAT WHAT EACH STATE CONSIDERS AS CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG WARNINGS VARIES. NDZ008-016-027-029-030-038-039-049-052-053-051030- /O.CAN.KFGF.FW.A.0001.111005T1800Z-111006T0000Z/ PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS- RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- 421 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE MET. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INDICATE PERCENT GREEN IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE PUTTING THE FIRE DANGER IN THE MEDIUM CATEGORY IN THE VALLEY. $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-051730- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0001.111005T1800Z-111006T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0002.111005T1700Z-111007T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT- 421 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MNZ006-009-017-024-032-051730- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0002.111005T1700Z-111007T0000Z/ LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA- 421 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...009... 017...024 AND 032. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ DTR
5 follow-up statements
548 WWUS83 KFGF 051959 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 259 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY VEGETATION AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THURSDAY... .RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FIRE OFFICIALS IN MINNESOTA INDICATE VEGETATION IS QUITE DRY. FORECAST LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN NORTH DAKOTA INDICATE VEGETATION IS NOT QUITE AS DRY AND THUS FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE IN THE MEDIUM TO HIGH RANGE AND NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT RED FLAG WARNINGS. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TODAY COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL STILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-060400- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 259 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ JK
035 WWUS83 KFGF 060300 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1000 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...DRY VEGETATION AND STRONG WINDS WITH DECREASING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE HAZARDOUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. FIRE OFFICIALS IN MINNESOTA HAVE INDICATED VEGETATION HAS A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT. FORECAST LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH..WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN NORTH DAKOTA INDICATE VEGETATION IS NOT QUITE AS DRY AND THUS FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE IN THE MEDIUM TO HIGH RANGE AND NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT RED FLAG WARNINGS. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THURSDAY COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL STILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-061100- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 1000 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ BRAMER
617 WWUS83 KFGF 060926 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 426 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... .RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG SOUTH- SOUTHEAST WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EAST OF THE VALLEY...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT IN PLACES WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. VERY STRONG SOUTH WIND FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY MID-AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING POSSIBLE WETTING RAIN AND INCREASED MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY DUE TO AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRECLUDES A WARNING AT THIS TIME. NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-061730- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.FW.W.0002.111006T1600Z-111007T0200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 426 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038...039...049...052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT FRIDAY DEPENDING ON POSSIBLE WETTING RAIN AND INCREASED MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AND THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE DRY SLOT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-061730- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 426 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE FORESTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ACROSS THE VALLEY. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ROGERS
174 WWUS83 KFGF 062010 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 309 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... .RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 00 UTC TODAY AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 02 UTC TONIGHT. SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FARTHER EAST OF THE VALLEY...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT IN PLACES. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA FROM 16 UTC TO 06 UTC ON FRIDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTH WIND FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT AND COVERAGE OF WETTING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FROM APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND LOCATION/STRENGTH OF POTENTIAL DRY SLOT PRECLUDES A WARNING AT THIS TIME. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-070415- /O.EXB.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 309 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 27 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-070415- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 309 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038...039...049...052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HOPKINS
910 WWUS83 KFGF 070019 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 719 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... .RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 02 UTC TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA FROM 16 UTC TO 06 UTC ON FRIDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTH WIND FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT AND COVERAGE OF WETTING RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FROM APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND LOCATION/STRENGTH OF POTENTIAL DRY SLOT PRECLUDES A WARNING AT THIS TIME. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-070830- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 719 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...022... 023... 027...028...029...030...031 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 27 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-070830- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111007T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0200Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- 719 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038...039...049...052...053 AND 054. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HOPPES
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.