Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 10, 2012, 3:20 AM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 10, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Sep 10, 2012, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 10, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 22 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, Cass County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 1562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WWUS83 KFGF 100820 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 320 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .WITH VERY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-049- 052-053-110100- /O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0006.120910T1500Z-120911T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0008.120910T1500Z-120911T0100Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-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-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 320 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003... 005...006...008...009...013...014...015...016...017...022... 023... 024...027...028...029...030...031...032 AND 040. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE LOW 80S EAST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO NEAR 90 IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. * 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. && $$ JAM
3 follow-up statements
434 WWUS83 KFGF 101347 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 847 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .WITH VERY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. MNZ001-004-007-102200- /O.EXA.KFGF.FW.W.0008.120910T1500Z-120911T0100Z/ WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL- 847 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004 AND 007. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ039-049- 052-053-102200- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0008.120910T1500Z-120911T0100Z/ NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-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-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 847 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003... 005...006...008...009...013...014...015...016...017...022... 023... 024...027...028...029...030...031...032 AND 040. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 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
263 WWUS83 KFGF 102027 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 327 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROACHING CRITICAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .WITH VERY DRY FUELS IN PLACE...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL APPROACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-110430- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0007.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120911T0100Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- 327 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...007 AND 029. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...049...052 AND 053. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...CURRENT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-110100- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120911T0100Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 327 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006... 008...009...013...014...015...016...017...022...023...024... 027... 028...030...031...032 AND 040. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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. && $$ NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-110430- /O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0007.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- 327 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038 AND 054. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1200 PM CDT TUESDAY UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS RESTRICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
895 WWUS83 KFGF 110044 RFWFGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 744 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING THIS EVENING... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER THIS EVENING...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. .FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ039-049-052-053-110845- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120911T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0007.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- 744 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...007 AND 029. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...049...052 AND 053. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER AFTER SUNSET...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...ALONG WITH VERY DRY FUELS ONCE AGAIN. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-040-110145- /O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120911T0100Z/ ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON- RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- 744 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER AFTER SUNSET...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. $$ NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-054-110845- /O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0007.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/ TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-WESTERN WALSH- 744 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...014...015...016...024...026...027...028...029... 030... 038 AND 054. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...FROM 1200 PM CDT TUESDAY UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 3:27 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 13 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.