Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1201 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

MIZ001-003>007-010>014-084-085-212200-
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-IRON-
DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK...
L`ANSE...GWINN...MARQUETTE...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...
IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...
MANISTIQUE...KENTON...SIDNAW...SENEY
1201 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 /1101 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012/

...SMOKE FROM FOREST FIRES IN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...

A LAYER OF SMOKE ALOFT FROM FOREST FIRES IN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR AND THROUGH MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LAYER OF SMOKE COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND COULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH
RESPERATORY PROBLEMS. IF THE SMOKE SMELL IS PARTICULARLY
STRONG...STAY INDOORS AND CLOSE WINDOWS.

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