Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Muskegon Heights, MI
February 17, 2025 4:16 PM EST (21:16 UTC) Change Location
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LMZ847 Grand Haven To Whitehall Mi- 405 Pm Est Mon Feb 17 2025
.heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 1 am est Tuesday - .
.small craft advisory in effect through Tuesday evening - .
Through early evening - Northwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers likely. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
Tonight - Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
Tuesday - Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Tuesday night - Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Wednesday - Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
Wednesday night - Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Thursday - North winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Friday - West winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest around 20 knots late in the day. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Saturday - Southwest winds around 25 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
wave heights are for ice free areas.
wave heights are for ice free areas.
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FXUS63 KGRR 172011 AFDGRR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 311 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- Lake Effect Snow Continues
- Cold Pattern Persists
DISCUSSION
Issued at 150 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
- Lake Effect Snow Continues
Cold air continues to advect over Lake MI and into the CWA leading to weak bands of lake effect snow showers. The DGZ has remained near or just below the cloud bases which has limited the accumulations. The inversion height is forecast to lift up to around 6k FT for lakeshore locations tonight which could support an increase in the snow. High res models continue to point towards the lakeshore counties seeing the greatest potential for accumulations tonight and we will feature that in our forecasts.
Gusty winds though, were generating blowing and drifting snow which has led to some impacts, even for locations well inland.
Combining the light accumulations with the blowing and drifting aspect of the event, we will extend the winter weather advisory into the Tuesday morning commute for the current counties in the headline.
The latest projection for wind chills fall short of an advisory.
Based on that we will not go with a headline for that potential hazard. Through the evening though, close monitoring will be needed as slightly colder values could warrant an advisory. The Mount Pleasant to Lansing to Jackson region currently features the lowest wind chills for tonight in our CWA
- Cold Pattern Persists
We keep a west to northwest flow right into Friday. This will act to limit any potential warmup during this time. Temps at 850 mb bottom out later tonight/Tuesday morning and then only gradually modify through the period. Ensemble temperature values are already well below normal through Saturday and trends are holding steady.
With daily average values well below 20 degrees, it's a favorable pattern for building ice on the rivers.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
Issued at 1248 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
Lake effect snow showers and occasional blowing snow with west winds gusting 20 to 30 knots will maintain variable flight conditions this afternoon, predominantly between MVFR and IFR, temporarily LIFR. Later in the evening as a more nocturnal pattern sets up, surface winds will relax a bit while prevailing winds become more from the northwest, and IFR lake effect snow showers will become more focused on areas near and west of GRR and BTL. Fewer clouds around LAN and JXN tonight but there is a chance of a brief snow shower passing through that would temporarily drop visibility.
MARINE
Issued at 150 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
The heavy freezing spray risk will persist into tonight as the combination of very cold air and high waves leads to hazardous conditions. Less in the way of wind/wave action is expected to for Tuesday, but certainly some freezing spray may linger.
GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...Winter Weather Advisory until 7 AM EST Tuesday for MIZ037-038- 043-050-056-064-071.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM EST Tuesday for LMZ844>849.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning until 1 AM EST Tuesday for LMZ844>849.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 311 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- Lake Effect Snow Continues
- Cold Pattern Persists
DISCUSSION
Issued at 150 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
- Lake Effect Snow Continues
Cold air continues to advect over Lake MI and into the CWA leading to weak bands of lake effect snow showers. The DGZ has remained near or just below the cloud bases which has limited the accumulations. The inversion height is forecast to lift up to around 6k FT for lakeshore locations tonight which could support an increase in the snow. High res models continue to point towards the lakeshore counties seeing the greatest potential for accumulations tonight and we will feature that in our forecasts.
Gusty winds though, were generating blowing and drifting snow which has led to some impacts, even for locations well inland.
Combining the light accumulations with the blowing and drifting aspect of the event, we will extend the winter weather advisory into the Tuesday morning commute for the current counties in the headline.
The latest projection for wind chills fall short of an advisory.
Based on that we will not go with a headline for that potential hazard. Through the evening though, close monitoring will be needed as slightly colder values could warrant an advisory. The Mount Pleasant to Lansing to Jackson region currently features the lowest wind chills for tonight in our CWA
- Cold Pattern Persists
We keep a west to northwest flow right into Friday. This will act to limit any potential warmup during this time. Temps at 850 mb bottom out later tonight/Tuesday morning and then only gradually modify through the period. Ensemble temperature values are already well below normal through Saturday and trends are holding steady.
With daily average values well below 20 degrees, it's a favorable pattern for building ice on the rivers.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
Issued at 1248 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
Lake effect snow showers and occasional blowing snow with west winds gusting 20 to 30 knots will maintain variable flight conditions this afternoon, predominantly between MVFR and IFR, temporarily LIFR. Later in the evening as a more nocturnal pattern sets up, surface winds will relax a bit while prevailing winds become more from the northwest, and IFR lake effect snow showers will become more focused on areas near and west of GRR and BTL. Fewer clouds around LAN and JXN tonight but there is a chance of a brief snow shower passing through that would temporarily drop visibility.
MARINE
Issued at 150 PM EST Mon Feb 17 2025
The heavy freezing spray risk will persist into tonight as the combination of very cold air and high waves leads to hazardous conditions. Less in the way of wind/wave action is expected to for Tuesday, but certainly some freezing spray may linger.
GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...Winter Weather Advisory until 7 AM EST Tuesday for MIZ037-038- 043-050-056-064-071.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM EST Tuesday for LMZ844>849.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning until 1 AM EST Tuesday for LMZ844>849.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
MKGM4 - Muskegon, MI | 7 mi | 46 min | WNW 21G | 10°F | 30.25 | 4°F | ||
HLNM4 - 9087031 - Holland, MI | 32 mi | 46 min | W 21G | 13°F | 32°F | 30.18 | 7°F | |
LDTM4 - 9087023 - Ludington, MI | 51 mi | 46 min | WNW 9.9G | 9°F | -2°F |
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