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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this red flag warning at Jun 5, 2021, 10:27 AM EDT for 23 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 10 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
- Jun 5, 2021, 10:27 AM EDT (14:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
All 23 counties
Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2011 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
311 WWUS83 KAPX 051427 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1027 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-060000- /O.UPG.KAPX.FW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210607T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.FW.W.0001.210605T1427Z-210606T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.FW.A.0002.210606T0000Z-210607T0000Z/ Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency- Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona- Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 1027 AM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL FOR ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...... The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a RED FLAG WARNING, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. a FIRE WEATHER WATCH has also been issued. This FIRE WEATHER WATCH is in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...All of northern lower Michigan * WIND...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum values 30 to 40 percent, with locally lower readings possible. * TEMPERATURES...High temperatures well into the 80s and lower 90s. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
907 WWUS83 KAPX 051937 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 337 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-060430- /O.CON.KAPX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210606T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.FW.A.0002.210606T0000Z-210607T0000Z/ Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency- Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona- Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 337 PM EDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.... The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a RED FLAG WARNING, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. a FIRE WEATHER WATCH has also been issued. This FIRE WEATHER WATCH is in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...All of northern lower Michigan * WIND...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum values 30 to 40 percent, with locally lower readings possible. * TEMPERATURES...High temperatures well into the 80s and lower 90s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 10:27 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more | 23 hr |
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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.