Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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742 FXUS63 KGRR 141607 AFDGRR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1207 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Fair and Very Warm Weather This Weekend and Next Week && .UPDATE... Issued at 1206 PM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 No weather concerns this afternoon with ridging still firmly in control across the area. A sprawling area of high pressure stretches from Quebec back into the Great Lakes. Skies will remain mostly sunny with light easterly winds. Highs this afternoon will be very summer like in the middle to upper 80s. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 300 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 - Fair and Very Warm Weather This Weekend and Next Week Ridging at the sfc and aloft will continue to bring fair and very mild wx through the weekend. We expect nothing more than some sct to bkn high cloud cover today as suggested by the 00Z HREF. The 00Z HREF shows potential for fairly extensive low cloud cover off of Lake Huron and Lake Erie over our eastern fcst area early this morning but this continues to look overdone as winds are aob 5 kts out of the east. Some patchy fog is expected particularly across our eastern fcst area early this morning. High temps today will once again reach well into the mid to perhaps upper 80s with much of the same again for tomorrow. Mid to upper level ridging will continue to bring more of the same with very warm wx through the upcoming week with no precipitation. High temps will continue to reach the 80s daily. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 555 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 High pressure will continue to control the weather here in Southwest Lower MI through the period. This feature will provide the TAF sites with mainly clear skies and a general east to southeast wind. Any patchy fog to start the day will dissipate shortly after sunrise. A few gusts up around 15 knot may be possible this afternoon, when the mixing height will be deepest. && .MARINE... Issued at 300 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Minimal wave heights of two feet or less are forecast through the weekend given weak offshore easterly winds. This same general wx pattern with light winds and minimal wave heights will continue next week. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ UPDATE...Duke DISCUSSION...MJS/Laurens AVIATION...MJS MARINE...Laurens