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Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
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692 FXUS63 KDLH 082321 AFDDLH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Duluth MN 621 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - High pressure and quiet weather mid week with near average temperatures. - Increasing humidity and chances for precipitation in the second half of the week, most likely Friday. Isolated severe storms and areas of heavy rain are possible. - Some areas of scattered showers and wildfire smoke could be possible through the weekend (uncertainty high at this point). && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 149 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 A couple wrap around showers are slowly spinning over the Northland this afternoon, expected to wind down into the evening. An isolated shower could turn into a thunderstorm. We may see some dense fog formation overnight into early Wednesday morning. Ridging and high pressure should be overhead for Wednesday with a quiet weather day expected. High temperatures in the mid to high 70s expected with dew points in the 50s. Thursday, an upper level shortwave begins to move out of the central Plains with an attending upper level trough sweeping out of the Canadian Rockies. This will lead to southerly flow pulling up moisture from the Gulf and the the Corn Belt which will bring our next chance for rain and thunderstorms beginning late Thursday afternoon, but the better chances don`t arrive until after midnight Friday. Chances for precipitation (50-80%) continue through the day Friday, highest in the afternoon and early evening hours. An axis of PWATs 1.5"+ rides up into the Red River Valley Thursday and then pushes east, bringing a blob of MUCAPE 1500-3000 J/kg which could work alongside meso to synoptic scale forcing to spur isolated severe storms overnight into Friday. However, bulk shear is low (10- 25 knots) and most model soundings are capped through much of Friday which is a limiting factor for severe storm risk. Primary severe hazards would be large hail and wind. There could be a lull between thunderstorm threats, the first overnight Thursday into Friday morning, and then the second Friday afternoon and evening after instability has returned and better forcing arrives in the form of a cold front pushing west to east. This system is expected to be a fairly saturated one, with plenty of moisture to work with and boundary parallel flow. Model Corfidi vectors are very slow ahead of the Friday evening cold front. This may lend itself to slow moving storms, training, and heavy rainfall amounts, which could produce areas of isolated flash flooding. That southerly flow will also bring warmer temperatures in the 80s Thursday, along with dew points in the mid to high 60s, making Thursday a rather sticky day ahead of the rain. The cold front Friday evening should usher along widespread precipitation out of the region and take dewpoints down a notch. However, due to its point of origin it may also have the potential to bring some Canadian wildfire smoke into the region. Some wrap around precipitation chances linger into the weekend. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 620 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 Diurnal cumulus is spread across the region with a few showers percolating this afternoon. This activity will quickly diminish as the sun retreats for the day. Overnight there is an inconsistent signal for some fog to spread across the region and impact most of the terminals. For now, we have a mention of it in the TAFs. Satellite does show a fog bank on Lake Superior rolling into Saxon Harbor, but confidence is low on how much this will push inland given the spread of solutions. Regardless, all the models that do show fog overnight have good agreement on it not sticking around long after sunrise. Another VFR day tomorrow after fog clears in the morning. && .MARINE /FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR/... Issued at 149 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 The general pattern over Western Lake Superior continues to be that of persistent northeast or onshore winds through Friday. At the head of the lake and in the outer Apostle Islands, this will likely lead to some persistent wave action with a mix of wind driven waves in the afternoon/evening and then turning into swell overnight into the morning hours. Some gusts of 15-20 knots are possible in the afternoons, especially at the head of the lake. With high pressure overhead, Wednesday will likely see some of the quietest winds of the week. Chances for thunderstorms return at the end of the week, most likely Friday. For the open water discussion, refer to the NWS Marquette Area Forecast Discussion at weather.gov/mqt. && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Levens AVIATION...Britt MARINE...Levens