{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.056206475875ee27c13849eb35f9da696a253bd1.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 16 at 9:29AM EDT until May 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.056206475875ee27c13849eb35f9da696a253bd1.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Gaylord MI"},"word_count":276,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 16 at 9:29AM EDT until May 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Leelanau; Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Benzie; Grand Traverse; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Alcona; Manistee; Wexford; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Iosco; Gladwin; Arenac; Charlevoix\n**Issued by:** NWS Gaylord MI\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T09:29:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T09:29:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n...High Fire Danger this Afternoon...\n\n.Critically dry air will move in this afternoon behind a frontal\npassage. Southwest winds will strengthen around midday to 10 to 15\nmph with frequent gusts up to 20 to 25 mph. Winds will turn west\nthis afternoon, remaining gusty. Skies will become clear this\nafternoon and temperatures will rise into the high 70s to low 80s.\nAfternoon humidity will drop to 18% to 25%, and will overlap with\ngusty winds starting early afternoon and lasting through the early\nevening hours. These conditions will combine with low fuel\nmoisture and result in high fire danger this afternoon and\nevening.\n\nThe National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a Red Flag\nWarning, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT\nthis evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.\n\n\n\n* WIND...West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind gusts 20 to 25 mph.\n\n* HUMIDITY...Relative humidity as low as 18 to 25 percent.\n\n* HIGHEST THREAT...Interior northeast lower Michigan.\n\n* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.\nOutdoor burning is not recommended.\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of\nstrong winds...low relative humidity...and low fuel moisture can\ncontribute to extreme fire behavior."}