Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Maple City, MI

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
Issued at 253 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

Broad upper-level troughing remains in place across the Great Lakes today with a shortwave sliding through during the day and evening. Increasing moisture and mid-level ascent will lead to the development of precipitation by mid to late morning, possibly beginning a bit earlier in a few spots where seeder- feeder processes could occur. Thermal profiles remain marginal, so precipitation type will vary with higher terrain inland leaning towards mainly snow, while lower elevations and coastal areas will see more of a rain/ snow mix or primarily rain during the afternoon as surface temperatures climb above freezing. As we move into the afternon and evening, southwest flow lake enhancement will boost precipitation coverage and intensity.
PWATs around 0.5" suggest that there's enough moisture for some modest QPF totals, generally light to moderate overall, but persistent. Temperatures aloft gradually cool into the upper 20s to low 30s as winds veer more westerly, allowing for a greater transition back to mainly snow showers across most of northern Michigan.

Winds remain breezy through the day, gusting 25 to 30 mph at times, especailly near the Lake Michigan shorelines...Making it feel colder than the daytime highs forecasted in the mid to upper 30s, with winds chills in the 20s. No major impacts expected, but the combination of wet snow and wind (along with freezing temperatures tonight) could lead to some slick travel today and tonight.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Issued at 253 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

Precipitation continues through Wednesday night and lingers across eastern Upper Thursday as upper-lvel troughing slowly slides east and ridging builds in from the west. Temperatures will moderate slightly compared to previous days Wednesday, keeping much of the daytime precipitation as rain...Some interior higher terrain locations may mix with wet snow at times. As temperatures cool Wednesday night, a transition to a rain/ snow mix is expected. Quieter weather is expected as we head into the end of the work week as high pressure takes hold.
Lighter winds and temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s look to be expected.

Attention turns to the weekend as a system is progged to approach the Great Lakes. Timing and track differences remain, but it looks likely that another round of precipitation will occur Saturday into Sunday with renewed breezy conditions possible.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/
Issued at 631 AM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

Patchy stratus development in the eastern UP has CIU momentarily with an LIFR cig. No obs have anything close to that, so don't think it will persist, but have LIFR there for a few hours as a starter. Otherwise a mix of MVFR to VFR cigs/vsbys, with light lake effect rain showers. A rain/snow mix will become more common this afternoon, and brief IFR cigs/vsbys will be possible this afternoon and evening.

Winds back to the south and become breezy by midday.

APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST Wednesday for LHZ345>349.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EST Wednesday for LMZ323-341-342-344>346.
Small Craft Advisory from 3 AM to 7 PM EST Wednesday for LSZ321.