445 WWUS83 KMPX 160628 RFWMPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 128 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Warm temperatures in the lower 80s combined with relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent will exist with wind gusts around 30 mph this afternoon and evening. This environment will create critical fire weather conditions for portions of west central and southwest Minnesota. MNZ047-054>056-064-073-161830- /O.UPG.KMPX.FW.A.0002.260416T1600Z-260417T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0002.260416T1600Z-260417T0100Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- 128 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Portions of southwest and west central Minnesota. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 17 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. && $$ MNZ041-048-057-065-161830- /O.NEW.KMPX.FW.W.0002.260416T1600Z-260417T0100Z/ Douglas-Pope-Kandiyohi-Renville- 128 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a Red Flag Warning. * AFFECTED AREA...Douglas, Pope, Kandiyohi, and Renville. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Around 21 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Borghoff  010 WWUS84 KMAF 160653 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 153 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... NMZ116>119-TXZ045-046-050-051-270-271-273-162000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0010.260417T1700Z-260418T0200Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains- Eddy Plains-Lea-Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Eastern Culberson- 153 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 /1253 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Higher winds and gusts in the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...50th-69th percentile...3 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). 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. && $$  686 WWUS83 KGID 160659 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 159 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING... KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 162100- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0020.260416T1700Z-260417T0500Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance- Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York- Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin- Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- 159 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * WINDS...From the south, sustained 15-25 MPH, and gusting as high as 30-35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10-16 percent during the afternoon in most places. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although relative humidity will steadily increase during the evening especially within counties along and east of Highway 281, this rise will be much slower farther west, with some some counties likely not seeing relative humidity improve above 25 percent until at least 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Pfannkuch