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Fire Weather Watch 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this fire weather watch at Apr 7, 2012, 3:14 PM CDT for 9 counties in Wisconsin; 42 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 8, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2012, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 4:23 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 1494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 WWUS83 KMPX 072014 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 314 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL... CENTRAL... SOUTH CENTRAL... AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45MPH IN THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 PERCENT OR LOWER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS WEST OF ABOUT ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO FAIRMONT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG... BUT ARE STILL EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 20 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA... WITH SOME VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT EXPECTED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-081100- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 314 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT TODAY. SUNDAY... WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BY NOON... WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON. SUNDAY... AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 DRY FUELS 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. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093- WIZ014>016-023>028-081100- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 314 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL... EAST CENTRAL... AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 BARRON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 RUSK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 ST. CROIX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 PEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 EAU CLAIRE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 MILLE LACS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 KANABEC... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SHERBURNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 ISANTI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 CHISAGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 WRIGHT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 ANOKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
578 WWUS83 KMPX 080103 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 803 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 20 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA...WITH SOME VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT EXPECTED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-080930- /O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 803 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093- WIZ014>016-023>028-080930- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 803 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 BARRON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 RUSK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 ST. CROIX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 PEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 EAU CLAIRE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 MILLE LACS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 KANABEC... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SHERBURNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 ISANTI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 CHISAGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 WRIGHT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 ANOKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS COULD CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$
812 WWUS83 KMPX 080213 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 913 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL ARE EXPECTED TO GUST ABOVE 20 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA...WITH SOME VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT EXPECTED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE PLANNING AREA. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 081030- /O.CON.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 913 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 BARRON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 RUSK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 ST. CROIX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 PEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 EAU CLAIRE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 MILLE LACS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 KANABEC...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SHERBURNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 ISANTI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 CHISAGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 WRIGHT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 ANOKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$
227 WWUS83 KMPX 080923 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 423 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE REGION...DRY FUELS AND INCREASING WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS THREAT OF WILDFIRES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME AREAS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA DROPPING INTO THE TEENS. WEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE POSTED FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 081730- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0003.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0004.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 423 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 POLK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 BARRON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 RUSK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 ST. CROIX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 PIERCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 DUNN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 PEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 EAU CLAIRE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 TODD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MORRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 MILLE LACS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 KANABEC...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 STEARNS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SHERBURNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 ISANTI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 CHISAGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MEEKER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 WRIGHT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 HENNEPIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 ANOKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 RAMSEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 CARVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 WATONWAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 MARTIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 TO 24 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$ BAP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
222 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012
.DISCUSSION...
GIVEN THE DEGREE OF CHANGE WE/LL BE EXPERIENCING TEMPERATURE-WISE
THIS WEEK THINGS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY QUIET IN TERMS OF ACTIVE
WEATHER IN OUR AREA. THE MAIN WEATHER STORIES WILL BE SOME
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH TOMORROW...
THEN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL NIGHT WHICH COULD
CERTAINLY IMPACT ANY EARLY GROWING WHICH HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THE
RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES. THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL LARGE SCALE PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF THE
WEEK... WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN HOW PROGRESSIVE THE UPPER PATTERN
WILL BE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WHICH WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON
WHEN OUR NEXT MEANINGFUL PCPN CHANCE WILL OCCUR. STUCK CLOSE TO A
BLEND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND A NAM/GFS MIX THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS... THEN TRENDED TOWARD A GFS/ECMWF MIX.
CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA AT THE CURRENT TIME... WHICH IS HELPING TO PUSH A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA AND SQUEEZE OUT SOME RAIN SHOWERS
ALONG/AHEAD OF IT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH WILL BE COMMON WITH THIS AREA OF RAINFALL AS IT PUSHES EAST
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWFA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING... WITH BETTER SATURATION AND FRONT RELATIVE UPGLIDE
OCCURRING AS IT WORKS THROUGH THE WISCONSIN PORTION OF THE AREA.
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALREADY WORKING ACROSS MINNESOTA
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT... AND THESE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST
AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WE SHOULD SEE THE WINDS WIND
DOWN SOME THIS EVENING AS WE LOSE THE DEEPER POST FRONTAL
MIXING... BUT THEY CERTAINLY WON/T DROP OFF ENTIRELY. TONIGHT WILL
BRING SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THIS INITIAL FRONT...
BUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE BEHIND A SECONDARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY
EVENING. BEFORE THAT OCCURS... WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS
TEMPERATURES CLIMB UP TO NEAR 60 OVER MUCH OF THE AREA... DROPPING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY... BUT WE SHOULD STILL SEE
GUSTINESS ABOVE 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
EVIDENT IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY NEAR THE ALBERTA/MONTANA BORDER
WILL WORK ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE
MINIMAL MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO IT... BUT DECENT LAPSE RATES AND
SOME MID-LEVEL FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORTWAVE COULD HELP
PRODUCE A FEW SHRA OR SPRINKLES ACROSS THE AREA AS IT MOVES
THROUGH. THE SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE AREA
SUNDAY EVENING BEHIND THIS SYSTEM... BRINGING MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL LAST FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
IN THE WAKE OF THE SECONDARY FROPA WE WILL SEE -3 TO -10C WORK
THEIR WAY INTO THE CWFA ON MONDAY... WITH THE COOLEST READINGS TO
OUR NORTHEAST. WE WILL REMAIN IN NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW THROUGH
MIDWEEK... KEEPING THIS COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM CANADA. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE
SOME AS WE MOVE INTO MIDWEEK... BUT TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE BELOW
FREEZING OVER MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE AREA MONDAY... TUESDAY... AND
PERHAPS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. VEGETATION WHICH WAS CONFUSED BY OUR
EARLY START TO SPRING WILL GET A BIT OF A SHOCK AS WE EXPERIENCE
TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE A BIT BELOW NORMAL FOR A CHANGE.
PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE A CONCERN THROUGH MIDWEEK AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE PREDOMINATES. THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK WILL FEATURE A BATTLE BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE
TRYING TO ENCROACH FROM OUR WEST AND THE DEEP EASTERN TROUGH WHICH
DEVELOPS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. AT THIS POINT... WILL STICK CLOSE
TO A BLEND OF THE GFS/ECMWF... WHICH SUGGEST MENTIONING SOME
CHANCE FOR PCPN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AS WARM AIR BEGINS TRYING TO
WORK BACK INTO THE REGION. THESE PCPN CHANCES WOULD THEN LINGER
INTO SATURDAY AS WARMER AIR KEEPS TRICKLING INTO THE REGION AHEAD
OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS. WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED TO
SEE THE OVERALL EVOLUTION OF THINGS SLOW DOWN SOME WITH SUBSEQUENT
MODEL RUNS GIVEN THE SUBSTANTIAL TROUGH/BLOCK POSITIONED TO OUR
EAST DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
&&
.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/
/ISSUED 1245 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012/
CDFNT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF EAST CENTRAL MN AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. WIDESPREAD MARGINAL
VFR FLYING CONDITIONS AND EVEN IFR FLYING CONDITIONS HAD DEVELOPED
AS THE RESULT OF A MOISTEN AIRMASS. LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE TO SATURATE
THE COLUMN OVER THE AREA...THUS THE LOWERING CEILING HEIGHTS.
THE LATEST RADAR IMAGERY ALSO HAD INDICATED ISOLATED HEAVIER SHOWERS.
EXPECT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
MN SIDE AND NOT UNTIL EARLY HALF OF THE EVENING IN WISCONSIN.
IN WESTERN MN...SKIES HAD CLEARED MOMENTARILY. STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE SFC LOW...SHOULD LIFT
NORTHEAST AND POSSIBLY CLIP PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MN...OTHERWISE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL DIMINISH UNDER 10 KTS THIS EVENING OVER THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA. EASTERN HALF...WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO
SOUTHWEST/WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS...THEN DECREASING TO
UNDER 12 KNOTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY OR NORTHWEST
AIRFLOW IN THE MID LEVELS...WILL LIKELY MIX DOWN ON SUNDAY...PROVIDE
EVEN MORE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY.
MSP...PATCHY IFR CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON....THEN WEATHER
CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR BY 400 PM. WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND
DIMINISHING TO UNDER 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS REMAINING
OF THE PERIOD...WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY
NOON SUNDAY.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY NIGHT...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
MONDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS 20KT GUSTING TO
25KT.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ANOKA-BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-DAKOTA-
DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-KANDIYOHI-LAC
QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-MORRISON-NICOLLET-
POPE-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-
STEARNS-STEELE-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASECA-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BROWN-CHIPPEWA-
DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-POPE-REDWOOD-
RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BROWN-CHIPPEWA-
DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-POPE-REDWOOD-
RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WI...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 11:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1100 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-080815- DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- 1100 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. THOSE PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE...COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL HEIGHTEN THE FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. SEE THE LATEST RED FLAG HEADLINE FOR MORE INFORMATION. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE FIRE DANGER IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093- WIZ014>016-023>028-080815- TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- 1100 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:53 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 11 hr |
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Sources
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