Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 403 AM CDT Fri Sep 1 2023 MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-064>067-073>075-012100- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, and St Peter 403 AM CDT Fri Sep 1 2023 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... Hot, dry, and breezy conditions will develop Friday afternoon. Minimum RH values of 30 to 40 percent and wind gusts of 15 to 25 mph are possible. The worst conditions will be in the afternoon and persist into early evening. Any fire has the potential to quickly spread. Looking ahead, these conditions will continue into early next week. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.