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FXUS63 KGRR 210415
AFDGRR
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1115 PM EST Sat Dec 20 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- No major impacts to travel this week
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 300 PM EST Sat Dec 20 2025
- No major impacts to travel this week
Very light precipitation along a cold front should be clearing the
southeast zones early this evening. Temperatures are above
freezing and any precip will be light. Temperatures fall below
freezing this evening and some scattered lake effect snow showers
are expected late this evening, with any measurable snow confined
to the western forecast area after midnight. Inversion heights are
only about 4 kft so accums generally a dusting to an inch.
The only other weather of note comes Monday morning. An area of
warm advection could bring light accums of snow, generally an
inch or two with surface temperatures near freezing. Some
untreated roads could be slippery, otherwise no impacts expected.
A thaw period with temperatures mostly above freezing can be
expected for mid-week including Christmas Day. A transition to
below freezing temperatures occurs by the weekend, but no big
storms are in the offing during the cooling.
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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1115 PM EST Sat Dec 20 2025
Strong northwest with gusts 30 to 40 knots continue to move
through the area behind the front. The higher end gusts will drop
off after 6Z but winds still gust in the 20 to 30 knot range into
Sunday morning. Cloud cover will expand with ceilings around 3500
to 4000 feet lowering to around 2000 feet. Some light snow and
flurries will be possible. Any accumulations will be light with
only a light dusting expected.
Winds weaken during the late morning with clouds scattering out as
we head through Sunday afternoon and evening.
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.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...Wind Advisory until 4 AM EST Sunday for MIZ037>040-043>046-
050>052-056>059.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 4 AM EST Sunday for LMZ844>849.
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DISCUSSION...Ostuno
AVIATION...RAH
NWS GRR Office Area Forecast Discussion