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Spot Forecast for USCG AGROUNDING CASE...USCG
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
907 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 EDT on June 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative... contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (989)732-9306, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Clouds expected to persist today with some occasional light
rain and drizzle.  West winds should become northwest toward
midday with gusts over 20 knots expected through this evening.
Precipitation chances should diminish by late afternoon...next
round of showers and thunderstorms expected Saturday afternoon.

For enroute and areal forecasts please contact Gaylord MI.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers late in the morning, then scattered
                    rain showers late in the morning. Isolated rain
                    showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Chance of thunder...8 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 61.
Surface winds.......West winds 10 to 13 knots with gusts to around
                    22 knots becoming northwest..
Ceiling (kft).......2.7 decreasing to 2.2 in the late morning and early
                    afternoon, then increasing to 3.5 late in the
                    afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...51 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......307.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........72  74  77  81  80  82  83  79  78
Weather cov.....ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  30  30  30  30  30  30  20
Chc of thdr (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  0
Temp............56  58  58  59  60  60  60  59  59
Ceiling (kft)...2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Surface wnd spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  12  12  12
Surface wnd gst.22  22  22  17  17  17  19  19  19
Wave Direction..290 290 290 300 300 300 310 310 310
Wave period (s).2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Freezing spray..

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of thunder...4 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Surface winds.......West winds 9 to 13 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......4.5 increasing to 25.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...51 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......297.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........78  72  65  55  44  34  24  17  13  10  8   8
Weather cov.....ISO ISO
Weather type....RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............59  58  57  56  56  54  54  54  53  53  53  52
Ceiling (kft)...4.5 4.5 4.5 5.8 5.8 7.3 8.5 8.5 12  25  25  25
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.13  13  13  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd gst.22  22  22  20  20  20  16  16  16  16  16  16
Wave Direction..320 320 320 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
Wave period (s).3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Freezing spray..

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    late in the morning. Rain likely late in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Chance of thunder...6 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Surface winds.......West winds 7 to 10 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......25 decreasing to 2.7.
Visibility (sm).....10 decreasing to 6 late in the afternoon.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........2 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...51 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......257.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   13  18  32  45  59  66  73  81  81  82  83
Weather cov.....                    CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....                    RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   10  10  10  40  40  40  60  60  60  60
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............52  54  55  58  62  64  64  65  65  65  63  62
Ceiling (kft)...25  25  25  25  25  10  7.3 5.8 4.5 4.5 3.5 2.7
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  6   6   6   6
Surface wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.10  10  10  8   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9
Surface wnd gst.16  16  16  14  14  14  14  14  14  13  13  13
Wave Direction..290 290 290 280 280 280 270 270 270 260 260 260
Wave period (s).2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Freezing spray..

$$
Forecaster...JPB
Requested by...MURAD SALEH
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2415763.0/APX
.DELDT 06/07/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL MURAD.H.SALEH@USCG.MIL