ALERT 1 - Fire Weather Watch
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00PM EDT SATURDAY, MAY 19
Event Start: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
Event End: Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
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Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Marquette MI
354 PM EDT Thu May 17 2012
...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Possible Friday And Saturday...
.A Dry Airmass Remains In Place Over Upper Michigan. Scattered
Showers And Isolated Thunderstorms May Occur Into Friday Morning But
The Rain Will Be Too Spotty To Provide Much Relief To The Ongoing
Spring Dry Spell. Temperatures Will Warm Into The Middle 70s To
Middle 80s Through Saturday With Highs Around 90 Degrees Possible
Over Western Upper Michigan On Saturday. In Addition To The Warm And
Dry Conditions...Gusty South To Southwest Winds Are Expected Both
Friday Into Saturday. Wind Gusts Friday Afternoon And Saturday
Afternoon Will Reach 30 Mph In Some Locations. The Very Warm And Dry
Airmass Along With Gusty Winds Will Lead To Possible Critical Fire
Weather Conditions Both Friday And Saturday. A Cold Front Coming
Through Sunday Will Bring Temporary Relief From The Very Warm
Temperatures...But Not Much Rainfall.
Ontonagon-Baraga-Marquette-Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-
Southern Houghton-
354 PM EDT Thu May 17 2012 /254 PM Cdt Thu May 17 2012/
...Fire Weather Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through
Saturday Evening For Wind And Low Relative Humidity For The West
Half Of Upper Michigan...
The National Weather Service In Marquette Has Issued A Fire
Weather Watch For Wind And Low Relative Humidity...Which Is In
Effect From Friday Morning Through Saturday Evening.
• Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 002 Ontonagon...Fire Weather
Zone 004 Baraga...Fire Weather Zone 005 Marquette...Fire
Weather Zone 009 Gogebic...Fire Weather Zone 010 Iron...Fire
Weather Zone 011 Dickinson...Fire Weather Zone 012 Menominee
And Fire Weather Zone 084 Southern Houghton.
• Winds...South 15 To 20 Mph With Gusts Up To 30 Mph On Friday
Afternoon And Saturday Afternoon.
• Relative Humidity...As Low As 23 To 28 Percent Friday Afternoon And
Saturday Afternoon.
• Temperatures...As Warm As 80 To 85 Degrees On Friday Afternoon And
In The Upper 80s To Near 90 Degrees On Saturday Afternoon.
• Impacts...Burn Restrictions Are Likely In Effect. For More
Information On Burn Restrictions...Visit The Michigan Dnr
Website At Http://Www.Michigan.Gov/Burnpermit...All Lower
Case...Or By Calling 866-922-2876.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...
• A Fire Weather Watch Means That Critical Fire Weather
Conditions Are Forecast To Occur. Listen For Later Forecasts
And Possible Red Flag Warnings.
&&
National Weather Service Marquette MI
354 PM EDT Thu May 17 2012
...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Possible Friday And Saturday...
.A Dry Airmass Remains In Place Over Upper Michigan. Scattered
Showers And Isolated Thunderstorms May Occur Into Friday Morning But
The Rain Will Be Too Spotty To Provide Much Relief To The Ongoing
Spring Dry Spell. Temperatures Will Warm Into The Middle 70s To
Middle 80s Through Saturday With Highs Around 90 Degrees Possible
Over Western Upper Michigan On Saturday. In Addition To The Warm And
Dry Conditions...Gusty South To Southwest Winds Are Expected Both
Friday Into Saturday. Wind Gusts Friday Afternoon And Saturday
Afternoon Will Reach 30 Mph In Some Locations. The Very Warm And Dry
Airmass Along With Gusty Winds Will Lead To Possible Critical Fire
Weather Conditions Both Friday And Saturday. A Cold Front Coming
Through Sunday Will Bring Temporary Relief From The Very Warm
Temperatures...But Not Much Rainfall.
Ontonagon-Baraga-Marquette-Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-
Southern Houghton-
354 PM EDT Thu May 17 2012 /254 PM Cdt Thu May 17 2012/
...Fire Weather Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through
Saturday Evening For Wind And Low Relative Humidity For The West
Half Of Upper Michigan...
The National Weather Service In Marquette Has Issued A Fire
Weather Watch For Wind And Low Relative Humidity...Which Is In
Effect From Friday Morning Through Saturday Evening.
• Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 002 Ontonagon...Fire Weather
Zone 004 Baraga...Fire Weather Zone 005 Marquette...Fire
Weather Zone 009 Gogebic...Fire Weather Zone 010 Iron...Fire
Weather Zone 011 Dickinson...Fire Weather Zone 012 Menominee
And Fire Weather Zone 084 Southern Houghton.
• Winds...South 15 To 20 Mph With Gusts Up To 30 Mph On Friday
Afternoon And Saturday Afternoon.
• Relative Humidity...As Low As 23 To 28 Percent Friday Afternoon And
Saturday Afternoon.
• Temperatures...As Warm As 80 To 85 Degrees On Friday Afternoon And
In The Upper 80s To Near 90 Degrees On Saturday Afternoon.
• Impacts...Burn Restrictions Are Likely In Effect. For More
Information On Burn Restrictions...Visit The Michigan Dnr
Website At Http://Www.Michigan.Gov/Burnpermit...All Lower
Case...Or By Calling 866-922-2876.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...
• A Fire Weather Watch Means That Critical Fire Weather
Conditions Are Forecast To Occur. Listen For Later Forecasts
And Possible Red Flag Warnings.
&&
Bulletin Issued: Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:54 PM EDT
Bulletin Expires: Friday, May 18, 2012 7:00 AM EDT
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