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FOUS53 KAPX 170712  
PFMAPX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
MIZ087-180900-  
SAULT STE MARIE-CHIPPEWA MI  
46.48N 84.35W ELEV. 722 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 24 35 24 29 20  
TEMP 29 25 28 33 35 31 28 27 27 25 25 26 28 27 26 25 22 20  
DEWPT 28 21 23 27 29 25 24 22 21 19 20 21 22 22 20 18 17 15  
RH 96 84 81 78 78 78 85 81 78 78 81 81 78 81 78 74 81 81  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 4 8 11 14 17 18 17 17 13 12 11 11 10  
WIND GUST 23 29 33 33 31 31 26 24 21  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 60 90 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.57 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1  
RAIN SHWRS  
SNOW L L D D D D C C  
SNOWSHWRS S S S  
OBVIS PF F  
WIND CHILL 17 15 12 12 13 15 16 15 14 11 9  
MIN CHILL 20 24 25 15 11 10 12 14 8  
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 29 22 30 18 28 12 24 8 18  
TEMP 26 27 25 23 28 27 24 18 26 24 18 13 22 21 16 8 16 13  
DEWPT 18 19 19 17 21 21 19 15 18 18 13 11 15 14 11 5 6 6  
PWIND DIR E E E E N N N NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 30 10 20 10 10  
SNOWSHWRS S S S C C C C C S S S S  
 

 
MIZ016-180900-  
PELLSTON-EMMET MI  
45.57N 84.80W ELEV. 722 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 23 38 25 32 24  
TEMP 28 25 30 37 38 33 30 28 28 28 28 30 30 29 28 27 25 24  
DEWPT 28 21 25 29 29 27 26 26 26 25 26 27 27 26 25 24 22 22  
RH 100 84 81 72 70 78 85 92 92 88 92 88 88 88 88 88 88 92  
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 1 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 18 19 19 18 16 12 11 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 21 27 34 35 35 31 28 26 23 21 20 20  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 90 90 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0.51 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1  
FRZG RAIN C S S S  
RAIN C  
SNOW C D D D D L L C C  
SNOWSHWRS S S S  
OBVIS F F  
WIND CHILL 20 17 15 15 15 18 19 19 18 16 15 13  
MIN CHILL 24 25 25 17 14 14 17 15 12  
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 34 23 32 19 30 13 27 9 22  
TEMP 31 30 28 25 30 29 25 20 28 25 19 15 26 23 16 10 20 16  
DEWPT 26 25 25 22 25 25 22 19 22 20 15 14 18 17 11 7 10 10  
PWIND DIR E E E NE N NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 20 40 70 40 20 10 20 10 5  
SNOWSHWRS S C L L C S S S S S  
 

 
MIZ022-180900-  
GAYLORD-OTSEGO MI  
45.02N 84.68W ELEV. 1329 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 24 40 28 34 25  
TEMP 28 26 31 39 40 36 31 30 30 29 31 32 33 31 29 27 27 25  
DEWPT 27 22 26 28 30 28 26 26 26 27 28 29 29 28 26 25 24 23  
RH 96 85 81 64 67 72 81 85 85 92 88 88 85 88 88 92 88 92  
WIND DIR N E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 5 5 8 10 12 14 16 13 12 11 9 9 9 8 8  
WIND GUST 18 23 26 31 31 28 26 24 19 19  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 100 90 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.32 0.43 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
FRZG RAIN C D D D D L C  
RAIN C D L L  
SLEET S S  
SNOW D D S D L C C  
SNOWSHWRS S S S  
OBVIS F  
WIND CHILL 22 20 18 18 20 23 24 20 18 16  
MIN CHILL 25 24 29 19 16 17 21 17 16  
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 36 25 31 20 29 14 25 9 21  
TEMP 33 31 29 27 30 29 26 21 28 26 19 15 24 22 15 10 19 15  
DEWPT 26 25 25 23 25 25 23 19 21 20 15 15 17 16 11 7 9 8  
PWIND DIR E E E NE N NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 50 80 50 30 20 30 20 10  
SNOWSHWRS S S C D L C C C C S S C C S  
 

 
MIZ024-180900-  
ALPENA-ALPENA MI  
45.08N 83.53W ELEV. 692 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 27 36 27 32 25  
TEMP 31 29 32 36 36 31 29 30 29 29 31 30 31 29 29 28 27 25  
DEWPT 30 25 27 29 28 27 26 28 28 27 29 28 27 27 25 25 24 23  
RH 96 85 81 75 72 85 88 92 96 92 92 92 85 92 85 88 88 92  
WIND DIR NW NW NW SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 2 3 2 3 4 3 5 8 12 13 13 13 11 9 8 6 6 6  
WIND GUST 23 27 27 26 23 19  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 90 90 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.28 0.54 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 2  
FRZG RAIN S  
SNOW S D D D D L L C C  
OBVIS F  
WIND CHILL 19 18 20 20 21  
MIN CHILL 24 27 26 21 18 18 20 20 16  
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 33 25 33 23 30 16 27 11 23  
TEMP 31 30 28 26 31 30 27 24 29 27 21 17 26 24 18 12 21 16  
DEWPT 25 24 25 23 26 26 24 21 22 21 17 15 18 17 14 10 10 8  
PWIND DIR E E E NE N NW N NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 70 30 20 10 20 10 5  
SNOWSHWRS C L L C S S S S S  
 

 
MIZ026-180900-  
TRAVERSE CITY-GRAND TRAVERSE MI  
44.73N 85.57W ELEV. 623 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 28 42 34 39 29  
TEMP 29 30 34 40 42 39 36 36 35 35 36 38 39 37 35 33 31 30  
DEWPT 27 25 29 33 34 33 31 31 32 33 34 35 35 33 31 30 28 27  
RH 92 81 82 76 73 79 82 82 89 92 92 89 85 85 85 89 88 88  
WIND DIR NE E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 3 5 6 6 9 11 12 12 11 11 9 6 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 20 25 29 32 31 27 25 21 17 16 16 17 16  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 100 80 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.29 0.28 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN L L D D D D C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS S  
SNOWSHWRS S  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 42 30 36 26 32 20 28 15 24  
TEMP 39 37 34 32 34 33 29 26 31 30 25 21 27 26 20 16 22 21  
DEWPT 30 29 29 27 30 28 25 23 22 22 19 18 18 18 15 12 12 12  
PWIND DIR SE E E N NW NW N NW N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 60 70 40 20 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C L S  
SNOWSHWRS C L L L C C S S S S S S S  
 

 
MIZ034-180900-  
HOUGHTON LAKE-ROSCOMMON MI  
44.35N 84.67W ELEV. 1152 FT  
212 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU  
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 26 42 30 39 25  
TEMP 27 28 34 39 41 36 32 31 31 32 35 36 37 34 32 29 27 26  
DEWPT 26 24 30 32 33 31 28 29 29 30 34 35 34 31 29 27 26 25  
RH 96 85 85 76 73 82 85 92 92 92 96 96 89 89 88 92 96 96  
WIND DIR N NE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 5 6 9 10 12 13 13 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 5  
WIND GUST 24 21  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 100 90 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0.33 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN L D D D  
RAIN L L D D D D C C C  
SNOW C C  
OBVIS PF PF  
WIND CHILL 22 22 23 26  
MIN CHILL 24 24 29 19 19 23 27 21 18  
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 02/19 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 27 35 23 32 17 29 11 25  
TEMP 37 34 30 29 33 31 28 24 30 28 22 18 27 24 16 12 22 18  
DEWPT 30 27 27 26 30 26 24 21 23 20 17 15 18 16 11 8 10 9  
PWIND DIR E E E NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 60 70 40 20 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
SNOWSHWRS C L L L C S S S S S S S S  
 

 
 
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