385 FXUS63 KAPX 062339 AFDAPXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gaylord MI 739 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Showers and a few isolated storms tonight.
- Cool temps continue with scattered showers Sunday.
- Temps rebound early to mid next week; showers possible Tuesday.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 250 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
Pattern Synopsis and Forecast:
Current satellite imagery shows a vigorous short wave trough diving down across the upper Midwest. This feature, along with the cold pool aloft associated with it, will rotate into portions of Michigan tonight, kicking off showers and perhaps a few isolated thunderstorms. This main wave works eastward on Sunday, but progged guidance suggest a little blob of cool temps aloft/secondary trough axis lingering into portions of the afternoon. Thus, expect an decrease in shower coverage, but showers/lake effect precip will likely develop along this axis on Sunday. Another jet max dives down across Lake Superior by the end of Sunday, but the lift/instability from this feature should remain mainly to the north as temps aloft increase later Sunday. Additionally, sfc high pressure begins to influence the area from the southwest, although cool temperatures will remain through the end of the weekend.
Primary Forecast Concerns:
Precipitation Potential:
Trough swinging through this evening and tonight will result in an uptick in precipitation coverage and likely intensity. Meager, but enough forcing and instability may result in a rumble of thunder/isolated thunderstorm as well. "Best" instability will hug northwest lower coast, bleeding in from the lake induced instability and thus the best chance for an isolated thunderstorm. Looks like the precipitation coverage will maximize along the shorelines and just downwind of northwest lower and into western portions of eastern upper, a familiar region during the winter season. This initial wave of precipitation will begin to wind down later tonight while a secondary trough axis will likely kick off more in the way of lake induced showers early on Sunday. This activity will continue in spots through the day but coverage and intensity overall should be less. Precipitation wanes by the later afternoon/evening hours on Sunday, if not prior to then.
Given the weaker winds, steeper lapse rates/cooler air aloft/minor instability, waterspouts will be possible across the Great Lakes, best potential being tonight.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 250 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
Day 2-3 (Monday-Tuesday):
Rebounding temperatures expected on Monday as winds shift more southwesterly due to high pressure moving off to the east. Next little wave approaches Tuesday into Tuesday night, with the chance for showers across portions of northwest lower into eastern upper. Uncertainty exists around the exact eastward extent of the precipitation during this time. Temperatures warm into Tuesday as well, with 70s across much of northern lower and 60s in eastern upper.
Days 4-7 (Wednesday - Saturday):
Latest guidance suggests the main precip threat will be prior to mid week, although we`ll have to monitor a trough and associated jet max passing to the north of the region. There could be a shower or two associated with this features attendant frontal boundary. Briefly cooler temperatures are possible as well behind this boundary as high pressure builds in from the north Thursday into Friday, especially/mainly across northeast lower due to more of an easterly wind direction. Generally dry during this time though.
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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 707 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
Still looking at mostly VFR conditions through the period under relatively high based cumulus and strato-cu. May see a brief period of MVFR producing showers...especially at KCIU and KTVC...as lake processes briefly increase later tonight into early Sunday. No significant wind concerns through the period.
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.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for MIZ016- 020-025-031-088-096-098-099. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for LSZ321.
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SHORT TERM...JLD LONG TERM...JLD AVIATION...MSB
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