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| Sunrise 6:34AM | Sunset 6:54PM | Friday September 20, 2019 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC) | Moonrise 10:22PM | Moonset 12:47PM | Illumination 57% |  |
LMZ346 Expires:201909210430;;091350 Fzus53 Kapx 202029 Nshapx Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord Mi 429 Pm Edt Fri Sep 20 2019 For Waters Within Five Nautical Miles Of Shore On Lakes Huron... Michigan And Superior. Waves Are The Significant Wave Height - The Average Of The Highest 1/3 Of The Wave Spectrum. Occasional Wave Height Is The Average Of The Highest 1/10 Of The Wave Spectrum. Lmz345-346-210430- Point Betsie To Sleeping Bear Point Mi- Manistee To Point Betsie Mi- 429 Pm Edt Fri Sep 20 2019
Through early evening..West wind 5 to 10 knots. Areas of marine stratus. Otherwise, partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight..Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Saturday..South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Saturday night..South wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Sunday..Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. SEe the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.
Through early evening..West wind 5 to 10 knots. Areas of marine stratus. Otherwise, partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight..Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Saturday..South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Saturday night..South wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Sunday..Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. SEe the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.
LMZ346
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Elberta, MI
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Area Discussion for - Gaylord, MI
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus63 kapx 202358 afdapx area forecast discussion national weather service gaylord mi 758 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 Near term (through tonight) issued at 326 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 Mainly quiet through tonight... high impact weather potential: minimal. Some fog possible tonight. Pattern synopsis forecast: afternoon composite analysis reveals a non-descript pattern with weakening surface high pressure across the great lakes but a pesky weak short-wave trough circulation slowly working across northern lake huron. Remnants of a narrow moisture channel remain stretched up through lower michigan. Weak background forcing with the wave acting on that moisture continues to produce stubborn very light showers sprinkles through the tip of the mitt region although it appears like that is finally about done. Otherwise, mid cloud cover has been gradually thinning across the region. But with heating and very modest instability, "heating of the day" CU has been gradually expanding across interior portions of eastern upper and northern lower michigan. CU is most robust and congested across north-central lower michigan although no signs of any precip on kapx radar... So far. Primary forecast concerns: shower chances through the rest of the afternoon. Some fog tonight. Weak short-wave circulation and associated sprinkles should finally exit our area in the next few hours. And with the ever shortening daytime hours, window for any pop-up showers storms will be closing fairly soon as well. But given some modest instability and inland low level convergence, I still think there is yet an opportunity for a few showers to pop late this afternoon early evening. Weak flow, a moist boundary layer and thinning cloud cover will likely lead to some fog again tonight. But I don't think it will become a big deal. Short term (Saturday through Monday) issued at 326 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 high impact weather potential: thunderstorms possible Saturday night through Monday morning. Heavy rain potential Sunday through Monday morning. Pattern synopsis and forecast: return moisture from the gulf of mexico (possibly enhanced by the remnants of tropical storm imelda) will impact northern michigan throughout the forecast period. Models have 1.50-2.00" pwats progged for our area Saturday night through Friday morning ahead of a weak, very slow moving cold front associated with a low pressure system near hudson bay approaching from the west. This will provide southerly to southwesterly winds through Sunday and then veer to more westerly and northwesterly Monday after frontal passage. There is still a very large spread from ensemble members for qpf amounts... Ranging from a tenth of an inch to 1.30"... For a mean of about a half an inch. The mean from has decreased the past couple |
runs, with only about 0.40" of rainfall by Sunday morning and another tenth falling throughout the day Sunday. So still not very confident with QPF amounts and will have to continue monitoring each model run for updates. Wpc does have the forecast area in a marginal risk for excessive rainfall for day 3. With unfavorable synoptic conditions for strong to severe thunderstorms... Any thunderstorms that do develop should not have any severe threat... With mostly heavy rain and lightning being the main threats. High temperatures will continue to be above normal Saturday... Reaching into the upper 70s to low 80s, but will be back to normal Sunday and Monday, only reaching into the upper 60s Sunday under cloud cover and rain and into the low to mid 60s Monday behind the aforementioned cold front. South to southwesterly winds will be gusty Saturday afternoon through Sunday ahead of said cold front... Gusting to 20-30 mph, with the strongest gusts near the lake michigan shoreline. Long term (Monday night through Friday) issued at 326 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 high impact weather potential: minimal. Some residual low level moisture may allow isolated to scattered showers to linger into Monday night. Overall Tuesday weak shortwave ridging moves overhead with surface high pressure continuing to dry things out. Another low treks through ontario Wednesday into Thursday, dragging another front across us for renewed shower chances. Temperatures return to near normal or slightly above normal for much of next week. Aviation (for the 00z tafs through 00z Saturday evening) issued at 744 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 lingering diurnally-driven CU expected to fade shortly as instability is lost. Increasing high clouds overnight gives way to more cumulus on Saturday. Still expecting primarilyVFR conditions until later Saturday afternoon when cloud bases start to lower ahead of an approaching front. May see a few showers spread north across the area Saturday, but better rain chances hold off until just after this TAF period. Light winds become gusty out of the south and southwest Saturday afternoon. Marine Issued at 326 pm edt Fri sep 20 2019 light winds waves anticipated tonight through Saturday morning. But stronger SW flow develops during the day Saturday and persists through Sunday. Small craft advisories are a good bet for many nearshore areas through much of the weekend. Apx watches warnings advisories Mi... None. Lh... None. Lm... None. Ls... None. Near term... Ba short term... Tl long term... Tl aviation... mb marine... Ba |
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 |
| MEEM4 - Manistee Harbor, MI | 27 mi | 60 min | ENE 1.9 G 4.1 | 69°F | 1020.7 hPa | |||
| 45183 | 33 mi | 40 min | N 1.9 G 1.9 | 67°F | 66°F | 1021.5 hPa | ||
| BSBM4 - Big Sable Point, MI | 42 mi | 60 min | ENE 4.1 G 5.1 | 69°F | 1020.7 hPa | |||
| 45024 | 48 mi | 30 min | ENE 1.9 G 1.9 | 69°F | 68°F | 1019.7 hPa | 66°F | |
| LDTM4 - 9087023 - Ludington, MI | 48 mi | 58 min | S 1 G 1.9 | 70°F | 64°F |
Wind History for Ludington, MI
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| Last 24hr | S | NW | W | E | N | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | -- | W | SW | W | W | SW G5 | W | SW | SW | W | E |
| 1 day ago | SE G7 | SE G11 | SE G5 | E | SE G8 | SE G11 | SE G11 | SE G8 | SE G9 | SE G11 | SE G11 | SE G9 | E | E | S G12 | SW G10 | SW G13 | S G14 | S | S | SW | SW | W | E |
| 2 days ago | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE G6 | E G6 | SE | SE G7 | S G8 | SW G10 | S | SW G13 | S | SW G14 | S G15 | S G11 | SE | S G6 |
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 |
| Frankfort, Frankfort Dow Memorial Field Airport, MI | 3 mi | 44 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 69°F | 62°F | 80% | 1020 hPa |
| Manistee County - Blacker Airport, MI | 24 mi | 44 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 66°F | 64°F | 96% | 1019.7 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KFKS
Wind History from FKS (wind in knots)
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Wind Forecast for Gaylord, MI (20,4,5,8)
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