####018001570#### WWUS83 KMPX 152040 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 340 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .Northwest winds will increase to around 25 mph and will occasionally gust to 35 to 40 mph Saturday afternoon. Humidity will drop to between 25 to 30 percent. Fuels are very dry and any fire that develops could spread rapidly. MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-160900- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.A.0002.240316T1800Z-240317T0100Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- 340 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...West central and portions of south central Minnesota. * WIND...Northwest around 25 mph, gusting to 35 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...25 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$ Borghoff