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Fire Weather Watch As of 4:21 PM EDT on May 17, 2012

... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Friday morning through
Friday evening for warm temperatures... low relative humidity...
and gusty winds for northern lower Michigan...

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for warm temperatures... low relative humidity... and gusty
winds... which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday
evening.

* Affected area... fire weather zone 016 Emmet... fire weather
zone 017 Cheboygan... fire weather zone 018 Presque Isle... fire
weather zone 019 Charlevoix... fire weather zone 020 Leelanau...
fire weather zone 021 Antrim... fire weather zone 022 Otsego...
fire weather zone 023 Montmorency... fire weather zone 024
Alpena... fire weather zone 025 Benzie... fire weather zone 026
Grand Traverse... fire weather zone 027 Kalkaska... fire weather
zone 028 Crawford... fire weather zone 029 Oscoda... fire
weather zone 030 Alcona... fire weather zone 031 Manistee...
fire weather zone 032 Wexford... fire weather zone 033
Missaukee... fire weather zone 034 Roscommon... fire weather
zone 035 Ogemaw... fire weather zone 036 Iosco... fire weather
zone 041 Gladwin and fire weather zone 042 Arenac.

* Winds... south 9 to 13 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

* Timing... from midday Friday into Friday evening. Conditions will
improve with sunset.

* Relative humidity... as low as 20 percent.

* Temperatures... afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s.

* Lightning... none

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.



Jpb


  5 Day Forecast for Pellston, MI as of 5:54 PM EDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday

Partly Cloudy
HI 73° F
LO 43° F
 		Friday

Partly Cloudy
HI 81° F
LO 48° F
 		Saturday

Partly Cloudy
HI 86° F
LO 54° F
 		Sunday

Chance of a Thunderstorm
HI 88° F
LO 54° F
 		Monday

Partly Cloudy
HI 73° F
LO 39° F
  Current Weather Conditions for Pellston, MI as of 5:54 PM EDT on May 17, 2012
Temperature   65° F Dew Point   32° F
Relative Humidity   29% Wind   SSW 4 mph
Heat Index  N/A Sky   Clear
Visibility   10.0 Miles Pressure   30.12 in.
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  Extended Forecast for Pellston, MI 5:00 PM EDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday - Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 73F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph.
Local Forecasts
Today's Highs/Lows
Allston 68° / 50°
Boston 68° / 50°
Framingham 72° / 39°
Worcester 66° / 46°
Springfield 72° / 37°
Andover 72° / 41°
Cambridge 68° / 50°
Medford 68° / 50°
Lowell 72° / 41°
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Chicago 73° / 54°
New Orleans 86° / 64°
Detroit 70° / 48°
Las Vegas 102° / 77°
Los Angeles 79° / 59°
Tampa 88° / 66°
Green Bay 70° / 52°
Dallas 90° / 66°
Reno 79° / 48°
Sacramento 81° / 52°
San Diego 68° / 61°
Atlanta 86° / 59°
Washington 75° / 55°
Yosemite National Park 75° / 34°
Thursday Night - Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 43F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Friday - Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 81F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon.
Friday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 48F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday - Clear. High of 86F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night - Clear. Low of 54F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday - Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 88F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Sunday Night - Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 54F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.
Monday - Overcast. High of 73F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night - Clear. Fog overnight. Low of 39F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday - Partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night - Clear. Low of 45F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NE after midnight.
Wednesday - Partly cloudy. High of 72F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 45F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday - Partly cloudy. High of 77F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 54F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday - Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 75F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Friday Night - Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 52F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Saturday - Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Saturday Night - Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.
Sunday - Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday - Clear. High of 70F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday Night - Clear. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph.
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Public Information Statement As of 6:30 PM EDT on May 17, 2012

... Alpena NWR transmitter back in service...

Work on the Alpena NOAA Weather Radio transmitter... kig83... has been
completed for today. The transmitter is back on the air.

However... technicians will resume work on the transmitter on Friday
and service will be interrupted while this work is being performed.
Alternate stations are:

Kih-22 in Traverse City... broadcasting on 162.40 mhz.
Wwf-70 in Gaylord... broadcasting on 162.50 mhz.
Kxi-33 in West Branch... broadcasting on 162.45 mhz.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.



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