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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND

September 11, 201211 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this red flag warning at Sep 11, 2012, 4:18 AM CDT for 11 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Sep 11, 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
Sep 11, 2012, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 11, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 11, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 28 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau 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), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 274 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-09-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2012-09-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -44 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

801 
WWUS83 KFGF 110918
RFWFGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ001>004-007-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-
052>054-111730-
/O.UPG.KFGF.FW.A.0007.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0009.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 
MINNESOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...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 001...002... 
  003...004...007 AND 029. 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.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY
  LATE MORNING...AND INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY ON 
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-008-013>015-022-027-111730-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FW.W.0009.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/
ROSEAU-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-
WEST BECKER-
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 
MINNESOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...008... 
  013...014...015...022 AND 027.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY
  LATE MORNING...AND INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY ON 
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$
TG/JH
3 follow-up statements
282 
WWUS83 KFGF 110929
RFWFGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
429 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0009.120911T1700Z-120912T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-TOWNER-
CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH-
429 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 
  003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...022...027 AND 
  029. 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.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL 
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY 
  LATE MORNING...AND INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY 
  DROP. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S TO LOW 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.

&&

$$
TG/JH
038 
WWUS83 KFGF 111952
RFWFGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
252 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROACHING CRITICAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
120400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0008.120912T1700Z-120913T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120912T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
252 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004... 
  005...007...008...013...014 AND 015. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONES 006...007...008...014...015...016...024...026... 
  027 AND 054.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-120000-
/O.CON.KFGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120912T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
252 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003... 
  022...027 AND 029. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 
  029...030...038...039...049...052 AND 053.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
  INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-120400-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FW.A.0008.120912T1700Z-120913T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
252 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...009... 
  016 AND 017.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 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.

&&

$$

HOPKINS
209 
WWUS83 KFGF 120009
RFWFGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
709 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING THIS EVENING...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 2...

.VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-
120815-
/O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120912T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0008.120912T1700Z-120913T0000Z/
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-PENNINGTON-
RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
709 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A
PORTION OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...004... 
  005...007...008...013...014 AND 015. IN NORTH DAKOTA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONES 006...007...008...014...015...016...024...026... 
  027 AND 054.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL 
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND 
  INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ002-003-022-027-029-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-120115-
/O.EXP.KFGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120912T0000Z/
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
709 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A PORTION
OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. 

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-120815-
/O.CON.KFGF.FW.A.0008.120912T1700Z-120913T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
709 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...009... 
  016 AND 017.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL 
  OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND 
  INCREASE. THEN...HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY DROP. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 2:52 PM CDTFire Weather WatchFGFBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more14 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 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.