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2009 Minnesota Fire Weather Operating Plan (appendix)
2008 Wisconsin Fire Weather Operating Plan

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Spot Forecasts	Current Weather	Upper Air Plots	Long Range Forecasts
Graphics from the USFS	Wildfire Maps	Other Links

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Click on a county for the latest fire weather forecast

Latest Fire Weather Narrative Forecasts from the NWS
NWS Twin Cities Central MN & Western WI	NWS Duluth, MN NE Minnesota	NWS La Crosse, WI SE Minnesota
NWS Sioux Falls, SD SW Minnesota	NWS Aberdeen, SD Far Western MN	NWS Grand Forks, ND NW Minnesota

Other Fire Weather forecast information

• Most recent Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch issued by the NWS Twin Cities
• Latest National Fire Danger Rating Forecast (NFDRS) issued by the NWS Twin Cities
  • Explanation of NFDRS
• National Fire Weather Forecast from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
• Experimental Fire Weather Graphics from SPC
• Current Fire Danger Ratings and Burning Restrictions for Minnesota
• Current Fire Danger Report for Wisconsin

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• Make a Spot Burn/Wildfire Spot Forecast Request
• Important information about the Spot Forecast Program
• Backup form, for use when the online spot request program is not working
• Weather Activity Planner. Note: this does not replace the need for a spot forecast

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• Current weather conditions across Minnesota
• Current weather conditions across Wisconsin
• RAWS Observation for Sherburne, MN, Litchfield, MN, Jordan, MN,  Augusta, WI and Ladysmith, WI
• National RAWS Data
• Current Weather Map (click on the MSP area on the following page)

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• Latest upper air sounding from Chanhassen, MN
• Undecoded upper air data from Chanhassen, MN
  • mandatory levels | significant levels
• Latest upper air sounding from International Falls, MN
• Undecoded upper air data from International Falls, MN
  • mandatory levels | significant levels

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• 5 Day Precipitation Outlook from Hydrologic Prediction Center (updated mid-afternoon each day)
• 6-10 Day Forecast
• 8-14 Day Forecast
• 10 Day Temperature Forecast
• 10 Day Precipitation Forecast
• Monthly Outlook
• Multi-season Temperature
• Multi-season Precipitation
  • Climate Outlook Key

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• Fire Danger Class Ratings
• Latest Wind Speed, Temperature, RH and Precipitation
• Next Day Forecast of
  • Fire Danger Class
  • Wind Speed
  • Precipitation
  • Temperature
  • Relative Humidity

Greenness Information

• Visual Greenness
• Relative Greenness
• Experimental Live Moisture
• Greenness 4-Panel Display

Fuel and Soil Moisture

• 10-hour Fuel Moisture - computed for 1/2 inch diameter fuels
• 1000-hour Fuel Moisture - computed for 3-6 inch diameter fuels

Lower Atmospheric Stability

• Haines Index across the U.S.
• Haines Index across North America

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• GEOMAC Wildland Fire Support
• Minnesota DNR Wildfire Locations
• National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Map

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• Minnesota DNR Wildfire Information Center including Fire Danger and Burning Restrictions
• Wisconsin DNR Forest Fire Information
• Eastern Area Coordination Center
• Minnesota Incident Command System
• National Fire Weather Information from Boise NWS
• National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
  • Seasonal Wildland Fire Outlook
  • National Montly Oulook - Map | Narrative
  • Latest Wildfire Situation Report - PDF
• NOAA Fire Weather Information Center
• Wildland Fire Assessment System
• U.S. Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Fire Weather Terminology/Definitions