Alert archive / Michigan / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this red flag warning at May 5, 2009, 4:16 AM EDT for 11 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 5, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2009, 4:16 AM EDT (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KAPX 050816 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 416 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF MICHIGAN WILL ALLOW A WARMING SOUTHERLY WIND INTO THE STATE TODAY...AND DEEP MIXING INTO A DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NOT BE VERY BREEZY...PERIODIC GUSTS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE COMBINATION OF WIND GUSTS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MIZ016-017-019>022-025>027-031>033-052330- /O.UPG.KAPX.FW.A.0001.090505T1600Z-090506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.FW.W.0002.090505T1600Z-090506T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 416 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: IN MICHIGAN...16...17...19...20...21...22...25...26...27 ...31...32...33 TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70S...WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 15 MPH...AND HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER SUNSET...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SMD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KAPX 051515 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1115 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF MICHIGAN WILL ALLOW A WARMING SOUTHERLY WIND INTO THE STATE TODAY...AND DEEP MIXING INTO A DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NOT BE VERY BREEZY...PERIODIC GUSTS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE COMBINATION OF WIND GUSTS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MIZ016-017-019>022-025>027-031>033-060000- /O.CON.KAPX.FW.W.0002.090505T1600Z-090506T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1115 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: IN MICHIGAN...16...17...19...20...21...22...25...26...27 ...31...32...33 TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70S...WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 15 MPH...AND HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER SUNSET...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AJS
000 WWUS83 KAPX 052003 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 403 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .THE COMBINATION OF PERIODIC WIND GUSTS NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MIZ016-017-019>022-025>027-031>033-060000- /O.CON.KAPX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090506T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 403 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: IN MICHIGAN...16...17...19...20...21...22...25...26...27 ...31...32...33 THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: IN MICHIGAN...16...17...19...20...21...22...25...26...27 ...31... 32...33 TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70S...WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 15 MPH...AND HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AFTER SUNSET...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ADAM
000 WWUS83 KAPX 060009 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 809 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 MIZ016-017-019>022-025>027-031>033-060115- /O.EXP.KAPX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090506T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 809 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FALLING TEMPERATURES...DECREASING WINDS...AND RISING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LEAD TO DECREASING FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ LAWRENCE
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.