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FXUS63 KMKX 110903
AFDMKX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
303 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY DAYBREAK.
- MILD TO START THE WORKWEEK, WITH THE WARMTH PEAKING ON TUESDAY
(HIGHS IN THE MID 40S).
- THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS 20-40% LIGHT RAIN CHANCES
ON TUESDAY, FOLLOWED BY 20-40% LIGHT SNOW CHANCES WEDNESDAY.
- TURNING COLDER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
ISSUED 303 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY:
FLURRIES AND A FEW REMAINING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY
DAYBREAK, WITH CLOUDS EXPECTED TO SCATTER OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE MAIN MID LEVEL WAVE PULLS EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING, AND WILL THEN WEAKEN AND
TURN WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR HIGHS TO TOP OUT AROUND
30.
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY, WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS HELPING TO BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOW
40S.
BOXELL
LONG TERM
ISSUED 303 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY:
A STRONG CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND LAKE
SUPERIOR ON TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM, STRONG WARM ADVECTION
WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN, AND ALSO HELP BOOST TEMPERATURES
INTO THE MID 40S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING, WITH LOWS TUESDAY
NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING FALLING INTO THE 20S, ALONG WITH A
CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN
WEDNESDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHWEST FLOW
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AIR
AND ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
BOXELL
AVIATION
ISSUED 303 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
MVFR STRATUS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS THIS
MORNING. A FEW VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FLURRIES
PERSIST AS WELL, BUT SHOULD MOSTLY DISSIPATE BY DAYBREAK. THE
STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO PARTIALLY SCATTER OUT BY LATE MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON, THOUGH SOME PATCHES OF LOWER CEILINGS MAY
PERSIST.
WINDS TODAY WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING, BUT
WILL WEAKEN AND TURN WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEN BECOME
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT.
BOXELL
MARINE
ISSUED 303 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
NORTHWEST GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE TO
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES OVER LAKE HURON, AND HIGH
PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS GRADUALLY
EASE AND TURN WESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AROUND 29.3 INCHES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL LIFT INTO EASTERN ONTARIO TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT, SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY ONCE AGAIN. GALE POTENTIAL
MAY DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN INTO WEDNESDAY AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
CONTINUE.
BOXELL
MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WI...NONE.
LM...GALE WARNING...LMZ080-LMZ567-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-
LMZ777-LMZ779-LMZ868-LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-LMZ878
UNTIL NOON SUNDAY.
GALE WARNING...LMZ261-LMZ362-LMZ364-LMZ366-LMZ563-LMZ565 UNTIL
9 AM SUNDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...LMZ643-LMZ644-LMZ645-LMZ646 UNTIL 3 PM
SUNDAY.
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