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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 9, 201422 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2014, 2:47 PM CDT for 22 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 10, 2014, 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
Apr 9, 2014, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 22 counties

Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-04-09Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 258 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
1701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
345 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.

406 
WWUS83 KMPX 091947
RFWMPX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
247 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...

.A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ANOTHER
ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH FOR A SLIGHTLY SMALLER AREA OF WEST
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35
MPH. THE BRISK WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT GENERALLY SOUTH AND
WEST OF A BENSON TO OLIVIA TO MANKATO LINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THESE AREAS.

WHILE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE INDEED EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ONLY AROUND FIVE
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. THEREFORE...THE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL
NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO ELIMINATE THE ANTICIPATED FIRE WEATHER DANGER.

MNZ054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-100400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140409T2300Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
247 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...
SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

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 NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
  RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  074 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  082 WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 091 MARTIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT.

* AFFECTED AREAS...LOCATIONS ALONG...WEST AND SOUTH OF A
  BENSON...TO OLIVIA...TO MANKATO...TO KIESTER LINE.

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

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

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

MNZ047-048-057-058-066-067-076>078-084-085-093-092300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140409T2300Z/
STEVENS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
247 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...
SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 048 POPE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 KANDIYOHI...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 058 MEEKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 MCLEOD...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 067 SIBLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 LE SUEUR...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 077 RICE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 GOODHUE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 084 WASECA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEELE AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 FREEBORN.

* AFFECTED AREAS...LOCATIONS ALONG...WEST AND SOUTH OF A 
  GLENWOOD...LITCHFIELD...LE CENTER...TO RED WIND LINE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT.

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
698 
WWUS83 KMPX 092312
RFWMPX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
612 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH FOR A SLIGHTLY SMALLER AREA OF WEST CENTRAL...
SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO
35 MPH. THE BRISK WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT GENERALLY
SOUTH AND WEST OF A BENSON TO OLIVIA TO MANKATO LINE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN
THESE AREAS.

WHILE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE INDEED EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...
FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ONLY AROUND FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH. THEREFORE...THE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT
TO ELIMINATE THE ANTICIPATED FIRE WEATHER DANGER.

MNZ054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-101100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140409T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
612 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LAC QUI PARLE...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 055 SWIFT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 CHIPPEWA...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 064 YELLOW MEDICINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065
  RENVILLE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 REDWOOD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074
  BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 NICOLLET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082
  WATONWAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 BLUE EARTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  091 MARTIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 FARIBAULT.

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

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

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

MNZ047-048-057-058-066-067-076>078-084-085-093-100015-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140409T2300Z/
STEVENS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
612 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...

$$

BORGHOFF
932 
WWUS83 KMPX 100910
RFWMPX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30
MPH. THE BRISK WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT...AND FUELS THAT
REMAIN DRY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREA ALONG AND
WEST OF A GLENWOOOD...LITCHFIELD...TO WASECA LINE.

MNZ047-048-057-058-066-067-076-084-085-093-101715-
/O.EXA.KMPX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-WASECA-
STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

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 NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

 * AFFECTED AREA...LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A GLENWOOD...
   LITCHFIELD...TO WASECA LINE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20-25 PERCENT.

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

MNZ054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-101715-
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
410 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A GLENWOOD...
  LITCHFIELD...TO WASECA LINE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
371 
WWUS83 KMPX 101510
RFWMPX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1010 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT...ALONG WITH FUELS
THAT REMAIN DRY...CREATING DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO LITCHFIELD TO WASECA.

MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-110000-
/O.CON.KMPX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1010 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...
SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD
  TO LITCHFIELD TO WASECA.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES COULD BECOME FAST MOVING IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
953 
WWUS83 KMPX 110004
RFWMPX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
704 PM CDT THU APR 10 2014

MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-110115-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140411T0000Z/
STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
704 PM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

$$

BORGHOFF

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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.