Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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WWUS83 KFGF 141513
RFWFGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1013 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

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

.A FAST MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY AND SKIES ARE EXPECTED
TO CLEAR OUT ALLOWING SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL PEAK OUT IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO THE MID
80S IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. DRY WESTERLY
WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO THE AREA WITH AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS IN
THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.  WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER
THAN ON MONDAY...THEY STILL WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT
RANGE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE LOWEST VALUES EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DROPPING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT THERE. WITH
DRY FUELS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY TOWARD SUNSET AND OVERNIGHT AS
HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVER INTO THE 75 TO 95 PERCENT RANGE BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WINDS DIMINISH.

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WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
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-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
1013 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...
  003...004...005...007...008...013...014...015...016...017...
  022... 023...024...027...028...029...030...031...032 AND 040.
  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.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD FIRE INITIATE.

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
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

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WJB