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FXUS63 KAPX 062324
AFDAPX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
724 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- ON/OFF RAIN SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.
- WARM TEMPERATURES THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND (70S LIKELY).
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 222 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
PATTERN SYNOPSIS: A PERSISTENT RIBBON OF FASTER NORTHWEST UPPER-
LEVEL FLOW WILL EXTEND FROM WESTERN CANADA INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S.
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. A FEW IMPULSES ARE FORECAST TO
TRANSLATE THROUGH THIS MEAN FLOW PATTERN DURING THE PERIOD. A
STRONGER WAVE IS FORECAST TO DIVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATER
FRIDAY, RESULTING IN DOWNSTREAM HEIGHTS RISING ACROSS THE EASTERN
U.S. FOR THE WEEKEND. SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT EXISTS IN HOW QUICKLY
THIS RIDGING BREAKS DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH BRINGS SOME
UNCERTAINTY TO THE LOCAL FORECAST AFTER THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND (WIDESPREAD READINGS
IN THE 70S).
FORECAST DETAILS: AS MENTIONED ABOVE, NORTHWEST UPPER-LEVEL FLOW IS
EXPECTED LOCALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. IMPULSES STREAMING THROUGH THIS
MEAN FLOW AND THE WAA AHEAD OF THESE IMPULSES WILL BRING A PERIODIC
SHOWER RISK DURING THE PERIOD. HOWEVER, A LACK OF MOISTURE SHOULD
KEEP SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CHANCES TO A MINIMUM. THE DEEPEST CYCLONIC
FLOW AND COOLEST MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WITHIN THIS FLOW REGIME
ARRIVE FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WHICH WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST A FEW
HEAVIER SHOWERS WHERE THEY OCCUR. SEASONABLY MILD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOST PART, WITH THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT THE COOLEST PERIOD.
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND IS LOOKING FANTASTIC AT THIS POINT, WITH
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES (HIGHS IN THE 70S) AND DRY CONDITIONS
ANTICIPATED. THIS WILL OVERLAP NICELY WITH THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
FALL COLORS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
THE RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. STARTS BREAKING DOWN
AFTER THE WEEKEND, SIGNALING THE RETURN OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
RAIN CHANCES. STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF MODEL SPREAD IN HOW QUICKLY THE
PATTERN SHIFTS AGAIN, SO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST TO START THE
NEXT WORK WEEK ARE LIKELY.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 723 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
VFR EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LLWS DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WINDS TURN OUT
OF THE WEST AND EVENTUALLY WEST-NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY, BECOMING BREEZY AT TIMES AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LHZ345>349.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LMZ323-341-342-
344>346.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LSZ321-322.
DISCUSSION...PBB
AVIATION...MJG
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