Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
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245 FXUS63 KAPX 061518 AFDAPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1118 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms again later today. - Unsettled weather continues through the weekend. - Warming and drying trend could begin early next week. && .UPDATE... Issued at 1118 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 Synopsis: Negative tilt upper trough axis extends from northern Saskatchewan southeast across the Great Lakes with several disturbances embedded. One was moving through northeast Lower Michigan and into Lake Huron at late morning with a second digging southeast into Lake Superior/western Upper along the cyclonic shear side of a 110kt jet streak. This also means the mid level thermal trough axis also cuts across the Great Lakes with 500mb temperatures around -19C on the 12z APX sounding. 12z surface analysis shows a 989mb low over far northwest Ontario...cold front looping southward across northeast Ontario/western Quebec and into the lower Great Lakes. Initial area of rain associated with northeast Lower vorticity maximum has pushed out into Lake Huron...skies have been clearing behind this though diurnal heating already starting to bubble up some Cu/Sc. More widespread cloud cover associated with vertical motion field ahead of western Lake Superior short wave trough is advancing across central Upper/far northern Wisconsin. Forecast Update: Still expecting an increase in convective coverage this afternoon especially across eastern Upper with some enhanced low level convergence (and potential for rainfall amounts in the 0.50-1.00 inch range). So no big adjustments to the forecast... increasing clouds with showers/thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Winds will be breezy across northern Lower with high temperatures from the mid 60s to mid 70s east of the M-33 corridor. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 217 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 Pattern Synopsis: Strong, amplified troughing with downstream blocking will continue to pivot over the Great Lakes today and tonight. As the system becomes increasingly vertically stacked with time, the associated surface cyclone will gradually weaken as it spins over Ontario. Forecast Details: Shower/storm chances today -- Ongoing showers and rumbles of thunder will continue to work across parts of northern Michigan over the next few hours before ending later this morning. A brief lull in rain chances is anticipated from around mid morning into the early afternoon before chances for showers and storms return. Sufficient forcing aloft provided by the aforementioned wave pivoting overhead and relatively weak buoyancy (~300 to 1,000 J/kg MUCAPE) will support scattered to numerous showers/storms this afternoon into the evening hours. Primary hazards with this low-topped activity will be lightning, small hail, and brief heavy downpours. Severe storms are not anticipated at this time. Otherwise, cooler temperatures will be in place today with highs staying in the mid 60s to low 70s for most. Overnight lows look to dip into the 40s for many areas away from the immediate lakeshores. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 217 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 Pattern Synopsis and Forecast: A deep upper level closed low continues to move east Friday, gradually taking rain chances with. Most rain chances should be east of the CWA by Friday evening. West to northwest flow and generally cloudy skies should keep temperatures cooler. Brief zonal mid and upper level flow Saturday as around 60 to 70kts move over the central part of the state. A weak surface low will likely accompany this upper jet, giving way to more light precipitation chances Saturday (best chances are over northern lower at this time). An upper level ridge will start to accelerate southward over the Hudson Bay Sunday, and will elongate a shortwave extending towards the northern plains from the previous closed low to our east. This will lower heights aloft once again, and use recycled moisture for some more rain chances Sunday. Warmer and drier weather looks to arrive Monday, however some guidance suggests more rain later next week. Primary Forecast Concerns/Key Messages: Confidence in the pattern remaining wet and unsettled is high as anomalous moisture is already circulating around the closed low to our north and guidance doesn`t suggest anything to push it out (deterministic or ensembles). There will be breaks from the clouds and rain, however generally chances remain in the forecast for this weekend. There is run to run consistency on an upper level ridge moving down from Hudson Bay, the inconsistencies have been what that does to the feature in front of it (the upper closed low/shortwave). Guidance leans more towards a shortwave and resulting rain from this for Sunday, with the ridge building in Monday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 647 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 Scattered showers will continue to slide across northern Michigan before diminishing later this morning. A brief lull in rain chances is expected before showers and storms return this afternoon into tonight. Mainly VFR conditions are anticipated through this afternoon before MVFR/IFR CIGs look to spread from north to south across the area later this evening and tonight. West winds around 10 kts will gust to around 20 kts at times into this evening. && .APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ UPDATE...JPB SHORT TERM...DJC LONG TERM...ELD AVIATION...DJC