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LMZ046 Michigan City In To New Buffalo Mi- 323 Pm Est Thu Dec 7 2023
.small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through Friday afternoon...
Tonight..South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Friday..South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Friday night..South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Rain likely overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Saturday..South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots. A chance of rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
the water temperature at st. Joseph is 46 degrees and at michigan city is 43 degrees.

LMZ005
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FXUS63 KIWX 072319 AFDIWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 619 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

SYNOPSIS
Issued at 105 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Sunny and mild conditions are expected through Friday with highs in the 50s. Light rain showers are possible Friday night into Saturday with some light lake effect snow late Sunday. Next week will be dry with seasonable temperatures.

SHORT TERM
(Tonight and Friday)
Issued at 105 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Mild this period beneath expanding mid-upper ridge ewd of splitting wrn US longwave trough. Deepening swrly flow will yield an uptick in mixing with highs tomorrow aftn well into the 50s.

LONG TERM
(Friday night through Wednesday)
Issued at 105 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Leading shortwave disturbance emanating out of broader wrn longwave quite progressive and based on tight consensus track taking this sys well west of the area Fri, any associated prefrontal rainfall will be spotty and light late Fri into early Sat as primary wave lifts out well south through the TN valley this weekend.

Thereafter brief post frontal cold advection with brief lake effect expect Sun over nw IN followed by an extended period of dry and seasonable weather into next weekend.

AVIATION
(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday Evening)
Issued at 615 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Strong surface based inversion developing this evening will decouple surface winds from increasing LLJ above leading to LLWS overnight into Friday morning. Despite very shallow mixing depth still expecting gusty S/SW flow Friday afternoon. Otherwise expect VFR conditions through the period.

IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...Small Craft Advisory from 5 AM to 4 PM EST Friday for LMZ043-046.

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