Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
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024 FXUS63 KAPX 140623 AFDAPX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gaylord MI 223 AM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Chances of showers and thunderstorms continue today into tonight. - Showers and storms possible Monday night into Tuesday, particularly across northern lower Michigan. Potential for heavy rain south of M-72. - Trending drier, cooler, and less humid Wednesday night and beyond. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 222 AM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 ...Continued warm and humid with scattered showers and storms... High Impact Weather Potential...Chances of non-severe thunderstorms will continue for much of our CWA today and tonight. Some gusty winds are possible with any storms that develop. Mid level short wave and weak surface reflection is in the process of moving thru Michigan early this morning...continuing to produce areas of convection currently impacting portions of Western Lower Michigan. Main line of stronger convection traveled SE thru Southern Wisconsin and Southern Lake Michigan following a rather prominent instability gradient in place across that region. SPC mesoanalysis shows a significantly drier and more stable airmass holding over our CWA attm. Meanwhile...upstream cold front is moving into Minnesota...producing additional convection along and ahead of it. As we head into today...chances of showers and thunderstorms will persist across our entire CWA thru the morning an into early afternoon as that short wave and weak surface low slide thru Lower Michigan early and then the upstream cold front arrives by around mid morning. Afternoon convection will likely develop primarily along lake breeze boundaries that develop across Eastern Upper and NE Lower Michigan...with NW Lower Michigan west of US-131 likely remain largely dry most of this afternoon. Some shower/storm chances will continue into tonight for the southern half of our CWA as this area remains along the northern periphery of the stronger instability axis to our south. Do not expect any severe storms as better instability remains south of our CWA thru the next 24 hours and wind fields remain relatively weak. High temps this afternoon will warm mainly into the 80s across our entire CWA...with overnight lows cooling back into the 60s tonight. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 222 AM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Pattern Synopsis / Forecast: Corridor of speedy 500mb zonal flow pinched between trough over Hudson Bay and behemoth ridge over the intermountain western CONUS will carry into Monday, bringing about a shortwave directed into the upper Great Lakes Monday evening / night. Associated surface low will pass through Lake Superior, with attendant cold frontal boundary being forced south and eastward through Michigan as aforementioned trough digs into the region. Result will be chances for showers and thunderstorms as ample Gulf moisture will be in place across much of the Great Lakes. Flow will become parallel to this frontal boundary as it progresses through Michigan Tuesday. This may lead to some lingering instability across southern portions of the CWA on Tuesday as post frontal stable layer / subsidence inversion intrudes across the rest of the CWA, ushering cooler weather. As the trough axis digs into and eventually passes through the region Wednesday, could see additional rain showers develop as colder air aloft and slow-to-exit synoptic moisture allows for some diurnal instability to blossom with this subtle forcing feature despite surface temps largely struggling to get much past 70-75 degrees Wednesday afternoon. This trough axis looks to clear through the day Wednesday into the overnight hours as surface high pressure intrudes from Minnesota, ushering in drier and far less humid air into northern Michigan to close out the week. Primary Forecast Concerns: Monday - Tuesday: Most of Monday looks to be spent dry, barring some sort of mesoscale hiccup that leaves us cloudier. On paper, much of the MCS activity will be displaced well to our south, which should lead to some clearing overhead. Result will be a warm and humid day with highs well into the 80s and perhaps touching 90 in some places. Coupled with dewpoints in the upper 60s / near 70, should bring heat indices into the 90s. Bigger story will be as the cold frontal boundary approaches Monday evening / overnight. Will be another classic "does the timing pan out" forecast, as current guidance trends bring this feature into northern lower well after sunset when our surface based instability is waning. Another caveat will be if there can be initiation / destabilization far enough north into Wisconsin to drive convection into the region. Still, some indication of MLCAPE on the order of 750 - 1500 J/kg nosing into the far southern reaches of our CWA. Unidirectional shear profile suggests organized outflow driven clusters possible in this region, with primary threats being wind and some hail... with flow becoming more parallel to the orientation of the front suggesting potential for repeated torrential storms as well with PWATs ballooning between 1.3-1.5. At this juncture, primary area of concern would be focused on points south of M-72. As is the case with much of these setups, fine-tuning set to be had in the coming cycles. Front will continue its southerly trek across the region Tuesday. Aforementioned stable layer should suppress activity across much of the CWA as cold air advection processes make their presence known, signaling a reprieve from the humid airmass. That being said, some stubborn deeper moisture may still try to spark off additional afternoon showers and thunder across central Michigan, which could clip the Saginaw Bay region... but at this time, the majority of the activity on Tuesday probably favors the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Wednesday: Cold air advection will allow for steepening lapse rates aloft Wednesday, and with an extra boost in forcing courtesy of the primary trough axis passing through, should be enough to generate some returning showers with diurnal instability Wednesday. Certainly not a washout as there should still be ample dry time, but will be quite the change from how the week starts as a cooler feel builds... highs generally 70-75 with dewpoints falling into the 50s and 40s behind the trough axis Wednesday evening, signaling a stretch of much more pleasant weather to close out the week, likely lingering into the weekend... as highs remain largely in the 70s through Friday (perhaps lower 80s this weekend) with overnight lows in the 40s and 50s Wednesday and Thursday nights, then holding in the 50s into the upcoming weekend. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1145 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Primary concern remains threat of TSRA tonight into Sunday. Think primary focus should remain largely toward KTVC/KMBL through this morning, and esp. KMBL. Think CIU/PLN could have a shot at seeing a round of storms, too...and still not impossible a few showers pop up ahead of the primary line through early morning, but this remains unclear. IFR/LIFR cigs possible after 9z at most TAF sites with heaviest rain/storms. Gusty southerly winds 25+kt possible going into 12-15z with expected storms...but non-t-storm gusts 15-25kts expected Sunday afternoon as sky cover tries to break up. This idea could also set off additional pop-up showers and storms ahead of a weak front Sunday afternoon. For now...have opted to hold off on TS wording beyond 18z Sunday...given uncertainty in redevelopment in the afternoon...but if anything does develop then, TS would be likely. && .APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...MLR LONG TERM...HAD AVIATION...FEF