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FXUS63 KAPX 181810
AFDAPX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
210 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WINDS DIMINISH TONIGHT.
- WARMER AND QUIET FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 209 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
PATTERN SYNOPSIS/FORECAST: MID-UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO RISE
ABOVE OUR HEADS THIS AFTERNOON AS TROUGHING LARGELY EJECTS OFF THE
EAST COAST...SAVE FOR AN UPPER LOW THAT CUTS OFF AND IS PROGGED TO
SPIN OFF THE COAST OF VA/NC FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD. EARLY THIS
WEEK, ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE DIVING SOUTH OFF THE WEST
COAST, MAKING VERY LITTLE EASTWARD PROGRESS UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK.
ALL THIS SETTING THE STAGE FOR DEVELOPING OMEGA BLOCKING ACROSS THE
CONUS THIS WEEK, WITH A ZONAL TO WEAKLY RIDGED UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN
DOMINATING LOCALLY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES LOCALLY WITH AN
ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM ACROSS NORTHERN CANADA JUST SIMPLY TOO FAR
REMOVED FROM HAVING MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON OUR SENSIBLE WEATHER.
FORECAST DETAILS: CONTINUED FOCUS OVER THE NEAR-TERM REVOLVES AROUND
CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT AND NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINES INTO THE STRAITS AREA. 40+ MPH GUSTS REMAIN MOST LIKELY
IN THESE AREA, WITH SOME 45+ MPH GUSTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
THOSE HIGHER END GUSTS NOT LIKELY TO BE WIDESPREAD OR FREQUENT
ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY, BUT IT'S CLOSE. 25-35 MPH COMMON
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING, AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE, REMARKABLY QUIET WEATHER ON TAP FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK
AHEAD, WITH THURSDAY'S POTENTIAL BRIEF SHOWER CHANCES LARGELY OUT OF
PLAY AT THIS POINT. NEXT RAIN CHANCE LIKELY TO HOLD OFF UNTIL NEXT
WEEKEND, IF NOT BEYOND. HIGH TEMPS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD
VARYING THROUGH THE 60S WITH A FEW SPOTS IN NORTHERN LOWER
POTENTIALLY MAKING A RUN TO NEAR 70/INTO THE LOWER 70S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 141 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
VFR IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. CURRENT GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT, BUT LLWS
PERSISTS THROUGH 9Z AT MOST TAF SITES. WINDS BEGIN TO VEER TO
THE WNW BY MIDDAY MONDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 KTS OR LESS
THROUGH 18Z.
APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LHZ345-346.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR LHZ347>349.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LMZ323-341-342-
344-345.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR LMZ346.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LSZ321-
322.
DISCUSSION...MJG
AVIATION...SJC
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