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Marine Weather and Tides
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3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. |
Sunrise 6:24AM | Sunset 8:19PM | Sunday April 22, 2018 2:53 AM EDT (06:53 UTC) | Moonrise 11:10AM | Moonset 1:33AM | Illumination 44% | ![]() |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpLHZ362 Lake Huron From Presque Isle Light To Sturgeon Point Mi Beyond 5nm Off Shore- Lake Huron From Sturgeon Point To Alabaster Mi Beyond 5nm Off Shore- 945 Pm Edt Sat Apr 21 2018 Rest of tonight..Light and variable winds. Waves 2 feet or less. Sunday..Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. Sunday night..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Monday..East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Monday night..East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. Tuesday..Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the evening. A chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet late in the evening. Wednesday..North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots until early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. Thursday..Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west in the late morning and early afternoon...then backing to the south early in the evening increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. | LHZ362 Expires:201804220800;;308058 FZUS63 KDTX 220146 GLFLH Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 945 PM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS...Calm weather conditions will continue this afternoon, as high pressure, 30.50 inches, continues to hold across the Great Lakes region. This high will persist through the end of the weekend before moving eastward away from the region early next week. A weak low, 29.80 inches, then lifts northward mid-week, bringing the next chance for unsettled weather. LHZ362-363-220800- |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Harrisville, MI
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Area Discussion for - Gaylord, MI
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus63 kapx 220613 afdapx area forecast discussion national weather service gaylord mi 213 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 Near term (today through tonight) issued at 213 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 Gradual warning trend continues... high impact weather potential... None. Pattern synopsis forecast... Large area of strong high pressure and dry air remains centered over the great lakes region early this morning... Resulting in clear skies and dry wx across the great state of michigan. Clear skies and calm winds are allowing temps to slowly drop thru the 30s and into the 20s. For today and tonight... Strong surface high and dry air thru the column will remain overhead... Maintaining clear and dry wx thru tonight. Our gradual warming trend will continue today with afternoon highs warming into the mid 50s to around 60 degrees across our entire cwa. Low temps tonight will range from the mid 20s across interior sections of northern lower michigan to the low to mid 30s across the rest of our cwa. Short term (Monday through Tuesday) issued at 213 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 Above normal temperatures... high impact weather potential: none aside from monitoring rising river levels through early this week due to snow melt runoff. Pattern forecast: northern michigan is expected to lie between two systems slowly meandering across the continent early this upcoming week. The initial and more potent wave across the southern plains into the southern ms valley and the second across alberta saskatchewan. Surface and upper level ridging will gradually slide east of the area locally Monday into Monday night with weak southerly moisture advection underway Tuesday combined with an approaching cold front from the northwest may yield scattered showers at times across portions of northern michigan. Primary forecast concerns challenges: pops Tuesday. Little in the way of sensible weather is anticipated across the region to start the upcoming week. Another sun-filled day is expected Monday with high temperatures climbing a few degrees above normal for most... Ranging from the upper 50s across eastern upper to the low-mid 60s for many south of the bridge (cooler near the |
lakeshores). Low end chances for rain showers arrive during the day Tuesday, primarily during the afternoon evening hours as the aforementioned systems make headway toward the great lakes. Expecting any precip to be rather scattered brief in nature with most locations staying dry conditions for the bulk of, if not the entire, day. High temperatures Tuesday pretty similar to Monday's... .Mid 50s across eastern upper with low-mid 60s expected to prevail for much of northern lower. Long term (Tuesday night through Saturday) issued at 213 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 high impact weather potential: minimal. The pattern is expected to become somewhat more active as we head toward the end of the upcoming week as upper level troughing is expected to become (at least briefly) carved out across the midsection of the country. With several perturbations riding along the periphery of said troughing, occasional chances for rain and or snow become possible from Thursday through the upcoming weekend (although plenty of dry time will be mixed in as well). Aviation (for the 06z tafs through 06z Sunday night) issued at 1222 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 vfr conditions are expected throughout much of the forecast period. Some low cloud development is possible near lake huron and the straits Sunday night. Marine Issued at 213 am edt Sun apr 22 2018 winds and waves will remain below SCA criteria thru the early part of this week as high pressure remains in charge of the wx across the great lakes region. Dry wx and mainly clear skies are expected... with a continuation of the gradual warming trend. Apx watches warnings advisories Mi... None. Lh... None. Lm... None. Ls... None. Near term... Mr short term... Mg long term... Mg aviation... Mr marine... Mr |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
LPNM4 - Alpena, MI - 9075065 | 67 mi | 54 min | N 1 G 1.9 | 32°F | 1029.1 hPa (+0.0) | 27°F | ||
APNM4 - Alpena Harbor Light, MI | 67 mi | 44 min | NNW 1 G 1.9 | 35°F |
Wind History for Alpena, MI
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Oscoda, Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, MI | 75 mi | 59 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 29°F | 20°F | 71% | 1029.5 hPa |
Wind History from OSC (wind in knots)
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Wind Forecast for Gaylord, MI (2,6,7,8)
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