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WWUS83 KMQT 100658
RFWMQT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
258 AM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
MIZ002-009-102100-
/O.CON.KMQT.FW.W.0003.261010T1600Z-261011T2200Z/
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-
258 AM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026 /158 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TODAY TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ONTONAGON AND GOGEBIC COUNTIES...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 ONTONAGON AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 009 GOGEBIC.
* TIMING...FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM
CDT/ SUNDAY.
* WINDS...TODAY, SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SUNDAY, SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY, AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT. RECOVER TO
55-60 PERCENT TONIGHT. SUNDAY, AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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 AND
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDLAND FIRE
CONDITIONS. CAMPFIRES, OUTDOOR GRILLS, SMOKING MATERIALS,
FIREWORKS, CHAIN SAWS, AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ALL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO THROW A SPARK AND IGNITE A DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE
FIRE.
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