RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED MAY 4 AT 1:41PM EDT UNTIL MAY 4 AT 9:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-05-04 13:41:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-05-04 21:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Gaylord MI
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30-45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORES.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINES. HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
EMMET, CHEBOYGAN, PRESQUE ISLE, LEELANAU, ANTRIM, OTSEGO, MONTMORENCY, ALPENA, BENZIE, GRAND TRAVERSE, KALKASKA, CRAWFORD, OSCODA, ALCONA, MANISTEE, WEXFORD, MISSAUKEE, ROSCOMMON, OGEMAW, IOSCO, GLADWIN, ARENAC, CHARLEVOIX