Alert archive / Michigan / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2021, 9:06 AM EDT for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 17, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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 17, 2021, 9:06 AM EDT (13:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 13:09 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, 1.1 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
- 2330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
613 WWUS83 KAPX 171306 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 906 AM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-172115- /O.UPG.KAPX.FW.A.0003.210617T1500Z-210618T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.FW.W.0003.210617T1500Z-210618T0000Z/ 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- 906 AM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS 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. * AFFECTED AREA...All of northern Lower Michigan. * WIND...Southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with some higher gusts. * HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 20 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...High temperatures in the lower to middle 80s. * IMPACTS...The potential exists for fires to grow out of control quickly this afternoon due to warm, dry and breezy conditions. Burn restrictions are in effect. For more information on burn restrictions, visit the michigan DNR website at www.michigan.gov/burnpermit or call 866-922-2876. 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. && $$ adam
2 follow-up statements
690 WWUS83 KAPX 172051 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 451 PM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-180000- /O.CON.KAPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210618T0000Z/ Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency- Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona- Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 451 PM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... * AFFECTED AREA...All of northern Lower Michigan. * WIND...Southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with some higher gusts. * HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 23 to 28 percent. * TEMPERATURES...High temperatures in the lower to middle 80s. * IMPACTS...The potential exists for fires to grow out of control quickly this afternoon due to warm, dry and breezy conditions. Burn restrictions are in effect. For more information on burn restrictions, visit the michigan DNR website at www.michigan.gov/burnpermit or call 866-922-2876. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
167 WWUS83 KAPX 180007 RFWAPX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 807 PM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-180115- /O.EXP.KAPX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210618T0000Z/ 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- 807 PM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... Humidities will increase and winds will decrease this evening. $$ JZ
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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.