Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for northern Lower Michigan
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...Dry Sunday, next chance for storms early next week...

.DISCUSSION...
Drier conditions expected on Sunday with no precipitation in the
forecast. Showers and thunderstorms return later Sunday, with a
few strong storms possible Monday afternoon. Light and at times
variable winds through Sunday with lake breezy circulations near
the immediate coasts shifting to the southwest on Monday. Min
humidity will be between 50 and 70 percent most afternoons through
this upcoming week.


MIZ016-017-021>023-099-070900-
Emmet...Cheboygan...Charlevoix...Antrim...Otsego and Montmorency
Counties-
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min Temperature.....52-57.
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........93-98 percent.
   24 HR Trend......1 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (21).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.02 in .

.SUNDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max Temperature.....79-84...except 69-74 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........42-47 percent...except 54-59 percent along the
                    coast.
   24 HR Trend......12 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (347).
Mixing Height.......4900 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min Temperature.....61-66.
   24 HR Trend......9 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........88-93 percent.
   24 HR Trend......10 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (27).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South 6 to 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....76-81...except 67-72 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........63-68 percent.
   24 HR Trend......24 percent wetter...except 18 percent wetter
                    along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph with occasional
                    gusts up to 16 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (449).
Mixing Height.......2900 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.20 in .


$$

MIZ018-024-030-036-042-070900-
Presque Isle...Alpena...Alcona...Iosco and Arenac
Counties...including Eastern Huron NF-
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms until 2400.
Min Temperature.....53-58...except around 60 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
   24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (22).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.09 in .

.SUNDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max Temperature.....79-84...except 67-72 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........47-52 percent.
   24 HR Trend......10 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southeast around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (308).
Mixing Height.......4600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 6 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min Temperature.....59-64.
   24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........91-96 percent...except 82-87 percent along the
                    coast.
   24 HR Trend......7 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (37).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South around 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....79-84...except 68-73 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
Min Humidity........58-63 percent.
   24 HR Trend......11 percent wetter...except 6 percent wetter
                    along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph .
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (489).
Mixing Height.......3200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.02- 0.23 in.


$$

MIZ020-025>027-070900-
Leelanau...Benzie...Grand Traverse and Kalkaska
Counties...including the Sleeping Bear Dunes NL-
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min Temperature.....51-56...except around 60 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........94-99 percent.
   24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (18).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 6 mph shifting to the
                    southwest after midnight.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max Temperature.....79-84...except around 71 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........45-50 percent.
   24 HR Trend......17 percent drier...except 11 percent drier
                    along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (465).
Mixing Height.......4600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 6 to 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 2400, then
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms after 2400.
Min Temperature.....61-66.
   24 HR Trend......11 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........90-95 percent...except 80-85 percent along the
                    coast.
   24 HR Trend......10 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (30).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South 9 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.01 in .

.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....76-81...except around 70 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........68-73 percent.
   24 HR Trend......22 percent wetter...except 16 percent wetter
                    along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph with occasional
                    gusts up to 16 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (367).
Mixing Height.......2600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.02- 0.17 in.


$$

MIZ031>033-070900-
Manistee...Wexford and Missaukee Counties...Including the
northern quarter of Manistee NF-
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min Temperature.....51-56.
   24 HR Trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
   24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (17).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max Temperature.....79-84...except 72-77 near the coast.
   24 HR Trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........47-52 percent...except 56-61 percent along the
                    coast.
   24 HR Trend......11 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (543).
Mixing Height.......5100 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 6 to 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 2400, then
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
                    showers after 2400.
Min Temperature.....60-65.
   24 HR Trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........91-96 percent.
   24 HR Trend......7 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (36).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South 9 to 12 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.08 in .

.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....75-80.
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........67-72 percent...except 76-81 percent along the
                    coast.
   24 HR Trend......22 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph .
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (409).
Mixing Height.......2700 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.02- 0.18 in.


$$

MIZ028-029-034-035-041-070900-
Crawford...Oscoda...Roscommon...Ogemaw and Gladwin
Counties...including Western Huron NF-
337 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms until 2400.
                    Patchy fog after 2400.
Min Temperature.....53-58.
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
   24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (19).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.08 in .

.SUNDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max Temperature.....79-84.
   24 HR Trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........42-47 percent.
   24 HR Trend......16 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (491).
Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) until 2400, then
                    mostly cloudy (45-55 percent).
Min Temperature.....60-65.
   24 HR Trend......8 degrees warmer.
Max Humidity........91-96 percent.
   24 HR Trend......6 percent drier.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Poor (32).
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South around 9 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.05 in .

.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of
                    showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200.
Max Temperature.....80-85.
   24 HR Trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........59-64 percent.
   24 HR Trend......16 percent wetter.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph .
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Vent Rate...........Good (557).
Mixing Height.......3600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
Pcpn Amount......... 0.04- 0.17 in.


$$

.EXTENDED...

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

JLD