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LMZ046 Michigan City In To New Buffalo Mi- 951 Pm Est Fri Dec 1 2023
Overnight..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain with areas of drizzle. Waves 1 foot or less.
Saturday..North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Cloudy. Waves around 1 foot.
Saturday night..East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Rain likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Sunday..Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
the water temperature at st. Joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan city is 44 degrees.

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FXUS63 KIWX 012348 AFDIWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 648 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

SYNOPSIS
Issued at 648 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Light rain, areas of drizzle and fog persist overnight. Dry weather then returns Saturday, though it remains cloudy. Highs will primarily be in the 40s. Another system brings rain late Saturday night and Sunday.

SHORT TERM
(This Evening through Saturday)
Issued at 156 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Happy December 1st! We are off to a gloomy start to meteorological winter with scattered showers continuing this afternoon and evening. The most widespread rain occurred this morning. As the center of an area of low pressure works it's way through the CWA early Saturday morning, any lingering precipitation will wrap around the backside of the low. As the rain tapers off and dry air works into the system, in its wake will be low clouds, reduced visibilities, and patchy drizzle through 12Z Saturday. Lows tonight will be in the low to mid 40s.

LONG TERM
(Saturday Night through Friday)
Issued at 156 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Have kept the forecast closely aligned with the previous forecaster. During the day Saturday, it will be dry. Focus then turns to the next system set to move through late Saturday night into Sunday. We will see mostly rain late Saturday night into Sunday, as temperatures will be above freezing in the upper 30s, but some snowflakes could mix in at times near the Michigan stateline. No travel impacts are expected. Some snow showers (perhaps lake effect in nature) will be possible as well Monday and Tuesday as a quick upper level clipper system moves through.
At this time, confidence is very low in the timing and location of any snowfall. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal next week.

AVIATION
(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday Evening)
Issued at 643 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2023

Primarily LIFR through the night across northern Indiana amid saturated boundary layer trapped beneath lowering inversion.
Frontal wave moving northeast from central Illinois to near KFWA around 06 UTC to provide impetus for continued light rain/drizzle.
Weak flow lending continued 2-4SM visibilities in BR until slight mixing after low reaches northeast Ohio late morning/midday Saturday. Gradual ceiling improvement as well, though likely remaining low end MVFR fuel/alternate levels through end of forecast period. Potential for ceilings to lower again into IFR beyond current forecast period as inversion continues strong/lowers.

IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.

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