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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
731 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN
WESTERN, CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.Clearing skies and a deep mixing layer will promote increasing wind
gusts heading into the afternoon, with gusts from 30-35mph expected
from early afternoon to early evening. Relative humidity will be in
the upper teens to low 20s, which alongside the increasing wind gusts
will result in 4 to 5 hour window of Red Flag Conditions. Burning is
discouraged today as any fires that develop can spread rapidly.

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731 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central, east central, and west central
  Minnesota.

* TIMING...From 1 PM this afternoon to 6 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 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 Red Flag Warning.

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TDH