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Spot Forecast for mv robert s. pierson...US Coast guard sector northern great lakes
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1231 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 EDT on October 13.
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...
Low pressure will move away from the eastern Great Lakes through
tonight. Winds at the Robert S Pierson are presently from just south
of due. Slow and steady backing is expected through this afternoon,
to east northeast by mid afternoon and to northeast by sunset. A
steady northeast wind is forecast tonight. Wind speeds will have
just a touch of a lull at mid afternoon at around 10 knots,
increasing to around 15 knots by late evening. Gusts will be around
15 knots today, and around 20 knots tonight. Waves will average
around a foot early this afternoon, increasing to around 2 feet by
late evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...4 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Surface winds.......Northeast winds 9 to 12 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......10 decreasing to 8.5 late in the afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........2 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...59 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......77.

TIME (EDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........64  68  69  76  79
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0
Temp............54  55  56  56  56
Ceiling (kft)...10  9.4 8.5 8.5 8.6
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.E   E   NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.11  11  11  11  11
Surface wnd gst.15  15  13  13  14
Wave Direction..100 100 080 080 080
Wave period (s).2   2   2   2   2
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1
Freezing spray..

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of thunder...4 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Surface winds.......Northeast winds 11 to 17 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......8.7 increasing to 10 late in the evening, then
                    increasing to 19 late in the evening decreasing
                    to 15 early in the morning.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...59 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......30.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........80  80  81  79  76  74  72  64  43  49  55  61
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............55  54  53  52  50  45  44  43  42  42  40  41
Ceiling (kft)...8.7 8.8 9.3 10  12  19  20  20  20  19  19  15
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.12  13  14  15  15  15  14  14  14  12  12  12
Surface wnd gst.18  18  18  19  19  19  18  18  18  15  15  15
Wave Direction..050 050 050 040 040 040 040 040 040 030 030 030
Wave period (s).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   1
Freezing spray..

.COLUMBUS DAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Surface winds.......North winds 11 to 13 knots.
Ceiling (kft).......10 decreasing to 4.7.
Visibility (sm).....10 in the morning and early afternoon.
Wave Height.........Waves calm to 2 feet.
Wave period.........3 seconds.
Freezing Spray......None.
Lake Surface Temp...59 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Wave Direction......17.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........68  76  83  78  73  68  69  69  70  68  66  64
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............40  39  38  40  41  42  43  46  48  49  49  49
Ceiling (kft)...12  10  9.8 10  9.8 6.8 5.2 4.7 5.1
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Surface wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N
Surface wnd spd.12  12  12  12  12  12  11  11  11  13  13  13
Surface wnd gst.16  16  16  16  16  16  14  14  14  16  16  16
Wave Direction..030 030 030 030 030 030 020 020 020 020 020 020
Wave period (s).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
Freezing spray..

$$
Forecaster...JZ
Requested by...OS1 Sam Clemons
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2424134.0/APX
.DELDT 10/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Samuel.h.clemons@USCG.mil