RED FLAG WARNING in effect for Roscommon County today from noon to 8pm. Outdoor Burning NOT recommended. 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
453 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...
.INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 70S...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.
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453 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...018...022...023...024...
028...029...030...034...035...036...041 AND 042...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 017...018...022...023...
024...028...029...030...034...035...036...041 AND 042.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING...WITH
GUSTS RANGING FROM 15 TO 30 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TO THE
NORTH OF THE M-72 CORRIDOR.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 25
PERCENT EXPECTED.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED EAST OF I-75 AND NORTH OF THE M-72
CORRIDOR WHERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST.
* 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
WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.
Address/Location
Roscommon County Emergency Management
101 S Second St
Roscommon, MI 48653
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1