Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Harrietta, MI ∙ South Boardman, MI ∙ Harbor Springs Airport, MI ∙ Wolverine, MI ∙ Skidway Lake, MI ∙ Grand Lake, MI ∙ Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI ∙ Pellston, MI ∙ Lake Saint Helen, MI ∙ Fletcher Pond, MI

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 141 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a Red Flag Warning, 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. 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.

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