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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.

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FXUS63 KIWX 071805 AFDIWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 105 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 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday Afternoon)
Issued at 1213 PM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

Increasing southwesterly flow will mix down somewhat today, but moreso during the day Friday as LLJ increases to 40 to 50 kts. The result is a continued mention of LLWS after 00Z through mid morning Fri with increased mixing of the higher winds reducing the overall risk of LLWS. Otherwise, VFR conditions will dominate.

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

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