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FXUS63 KGRR 130756
AFDGRR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
356 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT
- SHOWERS AND STORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
- SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE 7 DAY FORECAST
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 356 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2026
- THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT
THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE 7 DAY FORECAST IS ON THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A SEVERE THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS. THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT IS THERE ARE SMALL
CHANCES FOR SEVERE, ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. WE ARE IN A SPC
MARGINAL THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND AGREE WITH THAT
ASSESSMENT. REALLY THERE ARE QUITE A FEW FACTORS GOING FOR
CONVECTION TODAY. STARTING ALOFT, THERE IS A 100 KNOT UPPER LEVEL
JET OVERHEAD WITH SOME SUGGESTION FOR A SLIGHT COUPLED JET
STRUCTURE. AT THE VERY LEAST WE LOOK TO BE IN A RIGHT FRONT QUAD
OF A JET STREAK WHICH WILL AID OVERALL LIFT TODAY. AT 500MB WE
HAVE 50 KNOTS OF FLOW, SO THE UPPER LEVEL VARIABLES ONE LOOKS FOR
ARE THERE. AT 850MB WE HAVE AROUND 30 KNOTS OF WIND WHICH IS MORE
THAN ENOUGH TO AID CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. IN TERMS OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE, +13C 850MB DEW POINTS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR STORMS AS ARE
THE MIDDLE 60S DEW POINTS THAT ARE FORECAST. DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS
AROUND 40 KNOTS WITH MUCAPE VALUES OF 1,000 TO 2,000 J/KG. SO
THERE REALLY IS A LOT GOING FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING.
MACHINE LEARNING MODELS LIKE NADOCAST ARE ALSO SHOWING A THREAT
FOR WIND AND HAIL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. IF THERE WAS ONE SLIGHT
NEGATIVE ITS THAT THE MOISTURE THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE
IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM WHAT COULD BE THERE TODAY. PWATS ARE
AROUND 1.6 WHICH COULD BE HIGHER IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, BUT THAT IS
PLENTY TO WORK WITH AS WELL. WE EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS TO SLOWLY WORK SOUTHWARD WITH AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCES INCREASE UP ALONG U.S. 10 AROUND
22Z. AGAIN, HAIL TO AROUND 1 INCH OR SO AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH LOOK TO BE THE MAIN THREATS.
- SHOWERS AND STORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
A DEEPENING 500MB TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MONDAY, AND
THURSDAY/FRIDAY LOOK MAINLY DRY AT THIS POINT.
- SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE 7 DAY FORECAST
GIVEN THE TROUGHING AND POTENTIAL FOR CLOUDS AND SHOWERS FEEL OUR
HIGHS WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS WILL BE
COMFORTABLE IN THE 70S WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE 50S.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 156 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2026
VFR WEATHER WILL PREVAIL AT THE TAF SITES ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN AT LEAST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF SATURDAY. WE REALLY
ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY RESTRICTION TO VISIBILITY OR A SUBSTANTIAL
LOWERING OF CEILING TO MVFR UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS. CLOUD BASES
UP TO THAT TIME WILL LIKELY BE AT OR ABOVE 8,000 FEET.
DURING THE EVENING A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF IT. IT IS REALLY THE 22Z TO 06Z TIME FRAME THAT
WE SHOULD SEE SHOWERS/STORMS SAGGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE TAF
SITES. MVFR AND POTENTIALLY EVEN IFR WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
HEAVIEST ACTIVITY, BUT THIS WILL NOT LOWER CONDITIONS FOR VERY
LONG AT ANY ONE LOCATION.
WINDS TODAY WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 14-27 KNOTS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 356 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2026
WILL LEAVE THE ONGOING BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT AND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY AS IS WITH THIS UPDATE. CONSIDERED BRINGING THE HEADLINES
ONE ZONE FURTHER SOUTH TO INCLUDE OTTAWA COUNTY BEACHES TODAY, BUT
IN THE END HELD OFF. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE
WATER TEMPERATURES TODAY, SO THE STABILITY OVER THE LAKE IS A
CONCERN FOR HOW MUCH WIND IS MIXED DOWN TO THE LAKE SURFACE TO
BUILD WAVES. OVERALL LIKE THE AREA WE HAVE SELECTED FOR THE
STATEMENT/ADVISORY. EXPECTING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS
NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN WHERE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
LIGHTER WINDS AND THEREFORE SMALLER WAVES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.
GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MIZ037-043-050.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR LMZ847>849.
DISCUSSION...DUKE
AVIATION...DUKE
MARINE...DUKE
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