252 FXUS63 KDTX 011057 AFDDTXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 657 AM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- No precipitation to speak of through the weekend.
- Temperatures dip into the mid 60s to low-mid 70s today and Thursday then return to the 80s for Friday and the weekend.
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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions will prevail through this TAF period with increasing coverage of high clouds. Winds hold out of the northeast to east with potential for an occasional gust to around 15 knots during the afternoon. Otherwise, 10 knots or less during the day and around 5 knots tonight.
For DTW/D21 Convection... Thunderstorms will not occur through the forecast period.
DTW THRESHOLD PROBABILITIES...
* None.
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.PREV DISCUSSION... Issued at 342 AM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025
DISCUSSION...
High pressure dominates the weather pattern yet again as 1032mb pressure center over James Bay builds southward into the Great Lakes and eastern conus in the wake of Tuesday`s backdoor cold front. Easterly flow off the lakes will provide an opportunity for some shallow fog across the typically cooler spots along the lake shores, but winds are up around 5 knots which may be enough to mitigate any denser fog we`ve experienced at times over the last several days. Surface dewpoint depressions are still up around 4 degrees as well showing the BL has some work to do with unfavorable winds to let fog occur. Today will be the coolest day we`ve had in a while with highs only reaching 65 (by the lakeshore) to low 70s inland which is plus/minus a couple degrees from normal. Though there will be a surge of low/mid level dry air today with 850mb Tds falling to around -40C, There will be some passing high clouds streaming in at times from the warm advection occuring over MN/WI today.
Quiet weather continues through the end of the week and into the weekend as the stalled upper level ridge remains over the region. Models consistently advertising max 500mb heights of 588dam trying to nose into southern MI today before the ridge flattens with the wave lifting through MN/WI today and increased southwesterly flow entering the jet over the Pacific NW works across Canada. This will fold the warmer airmass over the Great Lakes allowing temps to rebound after the Wed/Thurs highs around 70, back into the 80s and even mid to upper 80s on Saturday which is roughly 15 degrees above normal for early October. Ridging hold over the region through the weekend and into next week before the next vort max ejects out of the western conus trough and up through the Midwest Monday which looks to pull a cold front through lower MI on Tuesday. This would be the next chance of precipitation for the region.
MARINE...
High pressure drifts into Quebec today, veering winds to the west. Loss of onshore flow and relaxation to the gradient allows headlines to expire this morning. Otherwise the rest of the week will be characterized by dry weather and light winds veering gradually to the southwest by Friday.
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.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...Beach Hazards Statement until 10 AM EDT this morning for MIZ049.
Lake Huron...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for LHZ421-441.
Lake St Clair...None. Michigan waters of Lake Erie...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for LEZ444.
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AVIATION.....AA DISCUSSION...DRK MARINE.......MV
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