Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at May 12, 2012, 12:52 PM CDT for 11 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 12, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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 12, 2012, 12:52 PM CDT (17:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 2424 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599 WWUS83 KFGF 121752 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1252 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-130200- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0004.120512T1800Z-120513T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- 1252 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 004...005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015...016... 017... 022 AND 023. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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. && $$ HOPKINS
2 follow-up statements
778 WWUS83 KFGF 122007 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 307 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-130415- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0003.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120513T0200Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- 307 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 004...005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015...016... 017... 022 AND 023. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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. && $$ MNZ024-028-032-130415- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0003.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- 307 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024...028 AND 032. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...FROM NOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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. && $$ HOPKINS
029 WWUS83 KFGF 130157 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 857 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE LESSEN THIS EVENING AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-131000- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120513T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0003.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- 857 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS... STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WINDS AND FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 004...005...006...007...008...009...013...014...015...016... 017... 022 AND 023. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MNZ024-028-032-131000- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0003.120513T1700Z-120514T0000Z/ HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-WADENA- 857 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024...028 AND 032. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...FROM NOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. 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. && $$ JK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:07 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 8 more | 13 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.