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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
247 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.Warm temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s combined with
relative humidity values as low as 20 percent will exist with wind
gusts as high as 25 to 30 mph Thursday morning through Thursday
evening. This environment will create potentially critical fire
weather conditions for portions of southwestern and west-central
Minnesota.

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247 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Fire
Weather Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of southwest and west central Minnesota.

* TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

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Dunleavy