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Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
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747 FNUS73 KAPX 201056 FWSAPX Spot Forecast for OVERDUE VSL IVO DRUMMOND ISLAND...USCG SECTOR NGL National Weather Service Gaylord MI 656 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on August 20. If conditions become unrepresentative... contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at (989)732-9306, if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...Light winds and minimal waves expected in those waters surrounding Drummond Island through tonight. North winds this morning will back to northwest this afternoon...becoming north to northeast again tonight. Any low cloud and patches of fog will gradually mix out today...leaving behind mostly clear skies tonight. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 75. Surface winds.......North winds 4 to 7 knots decreasing to northwest 4 to 5 knots late in the afternoon, then shifting to the around 4 knots late in the afternoon. Ceiling (kft).......7.4 increasing to 8.6 early in the morning, then increasing to 10 late in the morning increasing to 12 late in the morning decreasing to 9.5 increasing to 25 late in the afternoon. Visibility (sm).....6 increasing to 9. Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet. Wave period.........2 seconds. Lake Surface Temp...73 Degrees Fahrenheit. Wave Direction......82. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........43 43 37 31 23 23 23 20 21 23 27 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............61 62 63 66 68 69 70 72 73 74 74 Ceiling (kft)...8.1 8.6 10 11 14 13 13 12 9.5 25 25 Visibility (sm).9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Surface wnd dir.N N N N N N N N NW NW NW Surface wnd spd.7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 Surface wnd gst.10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 Wave Direction..210 210 290 290 290 300 300 300 080 080 080 Wave period (s).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 63. Surface winds.......North winds 4 to 6 knots shifting to the northeast overnight, then shifting to the 4 to 5 knots after 3 am. Ceiling (kft).......25. Visibility (sm).....9 decreasing to 7 after 3 am. Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet. Wave period.........1 seconds. Lake Surface Temp...73 Degrees Fahrenheit. Wave Direction......150. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........27 27 27 21 22 22 19 12 16 18 18 21 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............74 73 72 68 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 Ceiling (kft)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Visibility (sm).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 Surface wnd dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE Surface wnd spd.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 Surface wnd gst.11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 Wave Direction..330 330 330 320 320 320 340 340 340 150 150 150 Wave period (s).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ Forecaster...MSB Requested by...OS2 Parker Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2520292.0/APX .DELDT 08/20/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Gage.m.parker@uscg.mil,Samuel.H.Clemons@uscg.mil