699 FXUS63 KGRR 111718 AFDGRR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 118 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Mostly Dry Through Next Week - Hot Temperatures Monday Through Wednesday && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 151 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 - Mostly Dry Through Next Week Overall the pattern is rather dry with high pressure building in across much of the CONUS. We will need to monitor for any shortwave to ride the ridge as we are on the eastern edge in northwest flow. A couple of these periods are early Monday and then toward the end of next week. At this time not planning on any adjustments to the NBM PoPs as confidence is not high enough to make any meaningful changes. Most long range ensemble members keep any measurable precipitation out of the area. - Hot Temperatures Monday Through Wednesday With the building ridge and high pressure strongest over the area Monday into Wednesday we should see highs increase into the 90s across much of the area. Dew points are expected to be in the 60s with heat index values in the 90s and potentially approaching 100 on Tuesday. Unlike the last heat wave, dew point values will not be as high and we`ll recover more at night with lows in the 60s to around 70. With these factors, confidence in reaching Heat Advisory criteria (heat index of 100) is low. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 118 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 Satellite shows VFR conditons across all terminals this afternoon. Some diurnal cumulus is developing around 4kft, but given a dry airmass, will stay scattered in nature. Any cumulus should diminish after sunset. Northeast winds around 10-15 knots gusting to 18 at times will continue through the evening before diminishing overnight. Northeast winds continue into Sunday with the exception of MKG, where a lake breeze developing late morning will bring westerly winds. && .MARINE... Issued at 151 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 Northerly winds are expected to pick back up during the later half of the afternoon into the early evening hours. Gusts may approach Small Craft Advisory criteria. Waves will be around a foot this morning but increase to around 2 to 3 feet this afternoon and evening with the higher winds. Highest waves will be south of Muskegon on the north sides of piers and breakwalls. High pressure building into the area for next week will keep winds and waves below Small Craft Advisory and Beach Hazard Statement conditions. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. MARINE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...RAH AVIATION...Thomas MARINE...RAH

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