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FXUS63 KGRR 170747
AFDGRR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
347 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Heat Advisory For Most Of Our Area Today - Friday

- A Few Showers and Storms Today

- Heat and Humidity Continue Through Mid to Lake Week

- Small Chances for Precipitation Mid Week

- Cooler Weather Behind a Cold Front Next Sunday

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 347 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

- Heat Advisory For Most Of Our Area Today - Friday

It will be hot and humid today and again on Tuesday with
persistent southerly flow waa and as h8 temps moderate to 20 C.
This in conjunction with the amplifying upper ridge over the
eastern CONUS as h5 heights reach around 590 dM over our area
will result in high temps reaching into the lower to perhaps
middle 90s today and tomorrow.

This combined with dew pt values in the upper 60s to
lower 70s will result in heat indices reaching around 100 this
afternoon and early evening and again tomorrow. We have decided to
issue a heat advisory for most of our area as a result. Thx for
extensive coord on headline decisions DTX/IWX/APX.

- A Few Showers and Storms Today

Rain and thunderstorms are still in progress early this morning
over our se fcst area tied to the mcv that is moving slowly east
across that area. Severe wx potential has subsided overnight but
there is still potential for localized flooding given slow
movement of this precipitation across the same areas.

We expect pcpn to taper off over our se fcst area toward daybreak
with mostly dry conditions from mid to late morning into the
afternoon. A few showers and convection will likely redevelop
this afternoon with instability from daytime heating and perhaps
in the vicinity of boundaries from this early morning activity.

- Heat and Humidity Continue Through Mid to Lake Week

Heat and humidity look to continue mid to late week and likely into
Saturday as well. The upper level ridge actually builds into the
Southern Great Lakes mid to late week with 590+ dm 500mb heights.
850mb temperatures are not overly warm, but are largely in the +18C
to around +20C range. These values should push surface high
temperatures to around 90 or into the lower 90s from Wednesday
through Saturday. Surface dew points in the upper 60s to around 70
should push heat index values towards 100 at times through the
Wednesday through Saturday time frame. Heat Advisory looks good
at least through Friday. A prolonged heat event for sure.

- Small Chances for Precipitation Mid Week

There are small chances that we may see some shower and thunderstorm
activity spill into the forecast area at times, with the best of
those chances being Wednesday night into Thursday. It is this time
frame that a boundary sags into the area from the north. Both the
operational GFS and ECMWF show some activity making inroads into the
region. Do not think this will be an all day all night type of event
though and feel the headlines are still warranted this far out.
Could see the stout ridge winning out though and the better bet is
we will likely stay dry.

- Cooler Weather Behind a Cold Front Next Sunday

The heat at humidity that really began yesterday (Sat the 16th) will
likely stretch all the way to Saturday the 22nd. It is not until
Sunday when a pattern change occurs with an upper low pushing into
the Great Lakes along with a surface cold front. Models are fairly
consistent that the cold front will move through on Sunday. Sunday
night lows dip back into the 50s in parts of the area.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 110 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Lingering showers and thunderstorms at our southeast terminals
at the moment will gradually end during the next few hours.
Primarily VFR conditions are then expected at the terminals
overnight but some patchy MVFR fog will develop toward daybreak.
Any patchy fog will burn off by mid morning with VFR conditions
expected for the rest of the day.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon
and evening but there is not enough potential or confidence in
timing to warrant mention in the terminal forecasts at this time.

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.MARINE...
Issued at 347 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Winds and waves will remain below sca criteria early this week.
Southerly winds to around 15 to 20 kts will build wave heights to
around 2 to 4 feet across our northern nearshore zones with lower
wave heights further south. Isolated thunderstorms could pose a
hazard to mariners.

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.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT tonight for MIZ037-043-050-
     056-064-071.
     Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM EDT Friday for MIZ043>046-
     050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074.
MARINE...None.

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DISCUSSION...Duke/Laurens
AVIATION...Laurens
MARINE...Laurens