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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 5, 202123 counties in Michigan

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 10:27 AM EDTFire Weather WatchAPXAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 17 more23 hr

Nearby

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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.