Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2012, 5:02 AM CDT for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 13, 2012, 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 13, 2012, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cook County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, Pine County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 3569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWUS83 KDLH 131002 RFWDLH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 502 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... SOUTHWEST AND WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-131815- /O.UPG.KDLH.FW.A.0002.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.FW.W.0002.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE- 502 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST...VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK...AND SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011... 012...018...019...020...021...025...026...033...034...035... 036... 037 AND 038. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...FOR INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS...VISIT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT WWW.DNR.STATE.MN/US/FORESTRY 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
499 WWUS83 KDLH 131559 RFWDLH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1059 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS... SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY BE NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON TOO. THE COMBINED WEATHER WILL DEVELOP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID EVENING WHEN THE WINDS SUFFICIENTLY RELAX AND THE HUMIDITY SEE SOME RECOVERY. MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-140000- /O.CON.KDLH.FW.W.0002.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE- 1059 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST...VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK...AND SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011... 012...018...019...020...021...025...026... 033...034...035... 036...037 AND 038. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...FOR INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS...VISIT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT WWW.DNR.STATE.MN/US/FORESTRY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011... 012...018...019...020...021...025...026...033...034...035... 036... 037 AND 038. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...FOR INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS...VISIT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT WWW.DNR.STATE.MN/US/FORESTRY 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. && $$ GROCHOCINSKI
959 WWUS83 KDLH 131957 RFWDLH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 257 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS... SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID EVENING WHEN THE WINDS SUFFICIENTLY RELAX AND THE HUMIDITY SEES SOME RECOVERY. MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-140000- /O.CON.KDLH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120514T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE- 257 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST MINNESTOA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010...011... 012...018...019...020...021...025...026...033...034...035... 036... 037 AND 038. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...FOR INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS...VISIT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT WWW.DNR.STATE.MN/US/FORESTRY 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. && $$ GROCHOCINSKI
988 WWUS83 KDLH 140018 RFWDLH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 718 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-140130- /O.EXP.KDLH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120514T0000Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE- 718 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH 7 PM HAS EXPIRED. CONDITIONS COULD STILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES ON MONDAY...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER AND HUMIDITY VALUES A BIT HIGHER. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL INTO THE 70S FOR DAYTIME HIGHS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 3:21 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.