


Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
441 FNUS53 KAPX 020724 FWFAPX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for northern Lower Michigan National Weather Service Gaylord MI 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...Isolated to scattered showers and storms this afternoon... .DISCUSSION... Warm and relatively dry conditions are anticipated through the end of the week. There will be a brief period this afternoon with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The strongest storms will be capable of gusty winds. Afternoon humidity will be in the 30s today, and again Thursday and Friday afternoons. Winds generally a northwest direction today and Thursday, shifting to the southwest on Friday with gusts 15 to 20 mph on average each afternoon. Mixing heights between 5 and 8 kft today across the interior, 5.5 to 7.5 kft on Thursday. MIZ016-017-021>023-099-022015- Emmet...Cheboygan...Charlevoix...Antrim...Otsego and Montmorency Counties- 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Haze after 1200. Isolated rain showers after 1200. Max Temperature.....83-88...except 69-74 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......6 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........25-30 percent. 24 HR Trend......18 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds near storms. Vent Rate...........Excellent (758). Mixing Height.......4800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 12 to 15 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.03 in . Chance of Thunder...7 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Haze until 2400. Isolated thunderstorms until 2400. Scattered rain showers. Min Temperature.....56-61. 24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler. Max Humidity........94-99 percent. 24 HR Trend......1 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (30). Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 6 to 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.06 in . Chance of Thunder...15 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Haze until 1200. Max Temperature.....77-82...except around 71 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. Min Humidity........27-32 percent...except 36-41 percent along the coast. 24 HR Trend......Unchanged. 20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Good (396). Mixing Height.......4600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 6 to 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None. Chance of Thunder...2 percent. $$ MIZ018-024-030-036-042-022015- Presque Isle...Alpena...Alcona...Iosco and Arenac Counties...including Eastern Huron NF- 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Haze after 1200. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after 1200. Max Temperature.....85-90...except 72-77 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........26-31 percent. 24 HR Trend......13 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Vent Rate...........Excellent (994). Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 12 to 15 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.11 in . Chance of Thunder...14 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Haze. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms until 2400Slight chance of rain showers after 2400. Min Temperature.....55-60...except 62-67 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. Max Humidity........93-98 percent...except 81-86 percent along the coast. 24 HR Trend......6 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (24). Mixing Height.......400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 6 to 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.13 in . Chance of Thunder...18 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Haze. Max Temperature.....81-86...except 63-68 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......3 degrees cooler. Min Humidity........28-33 percent. 24 HR Trend......4 percent wetter. 20-Foot Winds.......North winds around 5 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Vent Rate...........Good (514). Mixing Height.......4900 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None. Chance of Thunder...2 percent. $$ MIZ020-025>027-022015- Leelanau...Benzie...Grand Traverse and Kalkaska Counties...including the Sleeping Bear Dunes NL- 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max Temperature.....83-88...except 67-72 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........27-32 percent. 24 HR Trend......20 percent drier...except 10 percent drier along the coast. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds near storms. Vent Rate...........Excellent (748). Mixing Height.......5400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 9 to 12 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.07 in . Chance of Thunder...7 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Isolated thunderstorms until 2400. Scattered rain showers. Min Temperature.....57-62. 24 HR Trend......2 degrees cooler. Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 24 HR Trend......Unchanged...except 9 percent wetter along the coast. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (30). Mixing Height.......600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 6 to 12 mph. Pcpn Amount......... 0.01- 0.16 in. Chance of Thunder...23 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Haze. Max Temperature.....79-84...except 62-67 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. Min Humidity........26-31 percent. 24 HR Trend......2 percent wetter. 20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Good (344). Mixing Height.......3800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 6 to 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None. Chance of Thunder...4 percent. $$ MIZ031>033-022015- Manistee...Wexford and Missaukee Counties...Including the northern quarter of Manistee NF- 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1200. Max Temperature.....83-88...except around 81 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........27-32 percent...except 36-41 percent along the coast. 24 HR Trend......9 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds near storms. Vent Rate...........Excellent (936). Mixing Height.......6600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 9 to 12 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.05 in . Chance of Thunder...9 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Isolated thunderstorms until 2400. Scattered rain showers. Min Temperature.....57-62. 24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 24 HR Trend......Unchanged. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (33). Mixing Height.......400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 9 to 12 mph. Pcpn Amount......... 0.02- 0.17 in. Chance of Thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Haze after 1200. Max Temperature.....81-86...except 72-77 near the coast. 24 HR Trend......Unchanged. Min Humidity........27-32 percent...except 39-44 percent along the coast. 24 HR Trend......1 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Good (500). Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 6 to 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None. Chance of Thunder...5 percent. $$ MIZ028-029-034-035-041-022015- Crawford...Oscoda...Roscommon...Ogemaw and Gladwin Counties...including Western Huron NF- 324 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after 1200. Max Temperature.....84-89. 24 HR Trend......5 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........27-32 percent. 24 HR Trend......10 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph with occasional gusts up to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds near storms. Vent Rate...........Excellent (1232). Mixing Height.......7800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 12 to 15 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.08 in . Chance of Thunder...16 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated thunderstorms until 2400. Scattered rain showers. Min Temperature.....57-62. 24 HR Trend......Unchanged. Max Humidity........92-97 percent. 24 HR Trend......3 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (32). Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 9 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.09 in . Chance of Thunder...21 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Haze. Max Temperature.....81-86. 24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. Min Humidity........27-32 percent. 24 HR Trend......2 percent drier. 20-Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Excellent (819). Mixing Height.......7200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 6 to 12 mph. Pcpn Amount.........None. Chance of Thunder...3 percent. $$ .EXTENDED... .INDEPENDENCE DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ JLD