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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
141 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-099-050100-
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EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-
ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
CHARLEVOIX-
141 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30-45
MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS OPEN AREAS
AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORES.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT
ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG THE LAKE HURON
SHORELINES. HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
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