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| Sunrise 7:13AM | Sunset 7:32PM | Friday September 20, 2019 9:27 PM EDT (01:27 UTC) | Moonrise 10:12PM | Moonset 12:26PM | Illumination 56% |  |
LCZ422 /o.can.kdtx.ma.w.0058.000000t0000z-190913t2215z/ 604 Pm Edt Fri Sep 13 2019
.the special marine warning is cancelled... The affected areas were... St. Clair river... Lake st. Clair... The Thunderstorm has moved out of the area and no longer poses a significant threat to boaters. However, additional Thunderstorm may pose a threat as they move into the area from the west this evening. A severe Thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 pm edt for southeastern michigan...the adjacent waters of lake huron...and the adjacent waters of lake st. Clair. Lat...lon 4294 8244 4289 8247 4279 8247 4261 8252 4255 8259 4256 8264 4250 8270 4259 8284 4266 8285 4272 8269 4269 8260 4266 8259 4264 8256 4276 8251 4289 8252 4297 8248 4301 8242 time...mot...loc 2202z 228deg 55kt 4286 8231
.the special marine warning is cancelled... The affected areas were... St. Clair river... Lake st. Clair... The Thunderstorm has moved out of the area and no longer poses a significant threat to boaters. However, additional Thunderstorm may pose a threat as they move into the area from the west this evening. A severe Thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 pm edt for southeastern michigan...the adjacent waters of lake huron...and the adjacent waters of lake st. Clair. Lat...lon 4294 8244 4289 8247 4279 8247 4261 8252 4255 8259 4256 8264 4250 8270 4259 8284 4266 8285 4272 8269 4269 8260 4266 8259 4264 8256 4276 8251 4289 8252 4297 8248 4301 8242 time...mot...loc 2202z 228deg 55kt 4286 8231
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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
604 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019
LCZ422-460-132213-
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near St. Clair, MI
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Area Discussion for - Detroit/Pontiac, MI
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus63 kdtx 202308 afddtx area forecast discussion national weather service detroit pontiac mi 708 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 Aviation Se michigan remains between high pressure over the mid atlantic coast and a low pressure system developing over the plains tonight. Cloud moisture remains minimal to start the night but then gradually increases between the systems toward sunrise. Southwest surface wind helps lift humidity but remains just light enough to allow some MVFR fog during early morning before clouds become a factor. Southwest wind increases and accelerates moisture transport from the gulf coast and mississippi valley during Saturday helping to thicken and lower clouds with a few showers possible during the afternoon. Ceiling and visibility remainVFR but trending below 5000 ft toward Saturday evening. For dtw... Mixed coverage of mid and high clouds produceVFR above 5000 ft tonight through Saturday morning. Southwest wind also remains light enough for some shallow fog in the MVFR range but increasing clouds toward sunrise likely to keep fog from slipping into ifr. Dtw threshold probabilities... * low for ceiling at or below 5000 ft. Prev discussion Issued at 343 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 discussion... aside from a few brief sprinkles that survived through expansive low- level dry air this morning between i-69 and us-10, high pressure still maintains control over the region a while longer. Goes-16 water vapor imagery depicts a corridor of midlevel clouds along a subtle shortwave with varying coverage expected through tonight. Temperatures are approaching daytime highs, generally in the lower 80s which continues a stretch of above normal warmth with overnight lows a bit higher than the previous night due to high cloud insolation effects. Ridge axis aloft will begin translating eastward on Saturday as a longwave feature over the western CONUS deepens and tilts northeastward into the midwest. Meanwhile, winds will reorient in the lower levels as a midlevel circulation sets up aloft. Moisture advection will also be ramping up extensively with isentropic lift becoming a significant factor along the southern half of the cwa early on Saturday. Pw values will increase by nearly 75 percent come Saturday afternoon with some solutions suggesting pw values approaching 2.00 inches as a 0-3 km MAX thetae axis of 348 k works across the region. There is the potential for some Saturday afternoon thunderstorms, but given the limited shear environment the severe threat remains low with mostly just ordinary single-cell storms. Heavy downpours will be likely in this moisture rich environment, but the coverage and duration of this activity depends on how efficiently the low-level capping inversion erodes. Certainly worth noting that a plethora of forecast soundings are showing tall skinny CAPE profiles across the CWA while plan view guidance varies widely on the strength and distribution of the best mlcape environments. Attention then turns to the approaching dynamic cold front beginning late Saturday night. This boundary will be quite the rainmaker with qpf around 1 inch for most of the cwa, but locally higher values cannot be ruled out. Given the impressive deep-layer saturation 950- 350 mb , this moisture laden atmosphere will is placed precariously ahead of the front. Confidence is high for an extended period of |
showers and occasional embedded thunder as the front bisects SE mi late Sunday evening. 00-06z is the most likely time period for the heaviest rainfall which aligns with the best LLJ enhancement 925 mb winds around 30 knots with multiple reinforcing shortwaves before and after the front triggering additional showers. Dewpoints will start to fall behind the front as dry air advection fills in, but cloud cover will be slow to erode. Deformation showers should be quickly tapering off early Monday as mid level dry slot reaches at least as far north as the m-59 corridor. Mid level circulation cold pool (-2 to -3 c at 700 mb) will be tracking through the northern great lakes during the day, with northwest upper level confluent flow building in for Monday night. 500 mb ridge axis moves over the central great lakes on Tuesday, helping to dry things out from the heavy rain during the second half of the weekend. Digging upper level trough coming out of western canada will then bring another cold front and chance of showers on Wednesday. Somewhat cooler post frontal conditions behind the front on Thursday, but there is a wide disparity amongst the cooler canadian (850 mb temps in mid single numbers) vs the much warmer european (850 mb temps around 15 c). The differences are clearly evident in the 500 mb 6 hr height changes as well, with the canadian much more aggressive and farther south. The GFS is sort of in the middle, thus a forecast close to normal is probably best way to go for now. Marine... high pressure over he eastern great lakes will give way to an approaching cold front later in the weekend. Southerly winds will steadily increase late on Saturday and especially into Sunday as the pressure gradient tightens over the region. Probabilities for wind gusts to exceed southwesterly 20 knots over northern marine areas are relatively small for the weekend ahead of the system. But increase to moderate or high levels in northwesterlies on Monday. Better probabilities for gusty southwesterlies exist for saginaw bay, far southern huron, lake st. Clair, and western lake erie ahead of the front later Saturday night and Sunday. There is also the possibility of heavy rain with thunderstorms over southern portions lake huron southward to western lake erie late Sunday afternoon to Monday morning. Hydrology... a slow moving cold front combined with a region of relatively high moisture content that will lift into the region within the pre frontal southwest flow will provide increasing chances for rain late Saturday night through Sunday night. Total rainfall amounts between a half inch and an inch are highly probable. The pattern is also one that will be conducive to supportive locally heavy rainfall. Dtx watches warnings advisories Mi... None. Lake huron... None. Lake st clair... None. Michigan waters of lake erie... None. Aviation... ..Bt discussion... Kk sf marine... ... .05 hydrology... .Sc you can obtain your latest national weather service forecasts online at |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| MBRM4 - 9014090 - Mouth of the Black River, MI | 11 mi | 57 min | 74°F | 1020.4 hPa | ||||
| FTGM4 - 9014098 - Fort Gratiot, MI | 13 mi | 57 min | S 1.9 G 2.9 | 68°F | 1020.3 hPa | 65°F | ||
| AGCM4 | 14 mi | 57 min | 71°F | 61°F | 1020.6 hPa | |||
| 45147 - Lake St Clair | 29 mi | 87 min | 72°F | 69°F | 1 ft | 1019.5 hPa (+0.2) | ||
| CLSM4 - St. Clair Shores, MI | 32 mi | 87 min | S 4.1 G 6 | 76°F | 1020.7 hPa (+0.7) | |||
| PSCM4 | 42 mi | 87 min | Calm G 0 | 67°F | 1038.9 hPa (+1.0) |
Wind History for Fort Gratiot, MI
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| St Clair County International Airport, MI | 8 mi | 32 min | N 0 | 1.25 mi | Fog/Mist | 68°F | 62°F | 83% | 1021.3 hPa |
| Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI | 24 mi | 91 min | SSE 6 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 71°F | 70°F | 100% | 1020.3 hPa |
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Wind Forecast for Detroit/Pontiac, MI (21,6,7,8)
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