956 FXUS63 KGRR 080759 AFDGRR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 359 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and storms possible today - Strong storms possible Sunday and Monday && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 - Showers and storms possible today A cold front is situated from Northern Lake Michigan extending southward to near Chicago and then to the southwest into portions of southeast Iowa. Along and ahead of the front dew points have surged to near 70f. MUCAPE values remain well over 1000 j/kg. Convection continues to develop ahead of the front over Southern Lake Michigan. So far, the convection has been rather tame. These storms and additional activity that forms will work its way across Southwest Lower Michigan this morning. Most of the activity will be over by 16Z or so. We are not expecting severe weather today, but some locally heavy rain could occur given PWAT values around 1.5 inches. We should see fair weather from this afternoon through tonight. - Strong storms possible Sunday and Monday Strong to severe storms are possible both on Sunday and Monday across portions of Southwest Lower Michigan. On Sunday, the cold front that moves through this afternoon and tonight, slows off to our south and returns north as a warm front. The warm front will be the driving mechanism for thunderstorm initiation. There is fairly high confidence amongst the members of the HREF in bringing an MCS through the region during the afternoon and early evening. There could be multiple rounds of showers and storms Sunday as a 25-35 knot LLJ impinges on the warm front. Organized storms are likely due to a mid level jet which leads to increasing deep layer shear to in excess of 40 knots by evening. The details and magnitude of the threat will be determined by how convection develops upstream tonight into Sunday morning. SPC has much of our southern CWA in a marginal threat for severe weather. We will be monitoring trends in the forecast as we head into tomorrow. Another threat exists for severe weather on Monday as the warm front stalls over the area. The low level jet is situated over Southern Lower Michigan and will likely continue to be a focus for lift as it encounters the warm front over our Southern CWA. A Slight risk for severe weather exists on Monday roughly over our southern half of the forecast area or from I-96 to the south. Could be a second day of rounds of strong storms. PWAT values will approach 2.0 inches over next two days and with training of precipitation we could see some localized flooding. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 212 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 Some fog/stratus is certainly possible early this Saturday morning, but it does not appear to be anywhere near as widespread as yesterday morning. We are looking at some MVFR ceilings and visibilities this morning from roughly 09Z to 14Z, especially from AZO east to JXN and possibly LAN as well. VFR weather is then forecast for the most part through the remainder of the TAF period. There is a chance for some isolated showers and storms to occur this morning, but threat is small enough to not include at this time. If showers/storms do form early this morning it will be for MKG to GRR before 12Z. Showers and storms are also possible from AZO to LAN and JXN a bit later this morning, but have left out of the TAFs at this time due to low confidence in evolution. && .MARINE... Issued at 358 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026 An increase in southwest to west flow early this morning with the passage of a cold front will build waves from around 1 foot at 300am to the 1-3 foot range through the course of the morning. Winds and waves will then remain below advisory levels from this afternoon through Sunday morning. It is Sunday afternoon and night that is our next concern for building waves. At this time waves are expected to reach 2 to 4 feet north of Whitehall. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Duke AVIATION...Duke MARINE...Duke

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