SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED JULY 21 AT 9:57AM CDT
Effective: 2026-07-21 09:57:00
Expires: 2026-07-21 19:00:00
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
Alert Text
DUE TO CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS IN FORESTED AREAS AND GUSTY NORTHTO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY, CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS DESPITE RELATIVELY HIGHER MINIMUM RH VALUES EXPECTED TODAY AT 40 TO 50 PERCENT. THE SITUATION IS EVALUATED DAILY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE MINNESOTA INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES TODAY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US FORESTRY FIRE FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.
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Target Area
KOOCHICHING, NORTH ST. LOUIS, NORTHERN COOK NORTHERN LAKE, NORTH ITASCA, CENTRAL ST. LOUIS, SOUTHERN LAKE NORTH SHORE, SOUTHERN COOK NORTH SHORE, NORTH CASS, SOUTH ITASCA, NORTHERN AITKIN, CARLTON SOUTH ST. LOUIS
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