FOR CHARLEVOIX COUNTY - Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
421 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012

...INCREASING FIRE DANGER FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

.FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY CRITICAL OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS WARMING TEMPERATURES AND FALLING HUMIDITY
VALUES COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE THE WILDFIRE
DANGER FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-
ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-
ARENAC-
421 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
AND GUSTY WINDS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY
WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 EMMET...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 017 CHEBOYGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 PRESQUE ISLE...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 019 CHARLEVOIX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 LEELANAU...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 ANTRIM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 OTSEGO...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 MONTMORENCY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024
  ALPENA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 BENZIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026
  GRAND TRAVERSE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 KALKASKA...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 028 CRAWFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 OSCODA...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 030 ALCONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 MANISTEE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 WEXFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033
  MISSAUKEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 ROSCOMMON...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 035 OGEMAW...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 IOSCO...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 041 GLADWIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 ARENAC.

* WINDS...SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.  CONDITIONS WILL
  IMPROVE WITH SUNSET.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* LIGHTNING...NONE

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.

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