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KEY MESSAGES

- Areas of fog this morning and again late tonight.

- Mild and dry through the first half of the weekend.

- Cooler next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 304 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Yet another mainly quiet early morning in the north woods. No precip in the region. Stratus and fog have been slowly expanding, mainly in the north half of our area (Straits area and north). DRM/MCD/SJX/SLH are all seeing occasionally dense fog. The same is probably oozing into western Mackinac Co, and MQT does have a fog advisory bordering us this morning.

Several more hours for fog to further expand, though to this point that expansion has been slow. Still on the fence as to whether an advisory will be needed here. Fog and lower clouds will gradually erode this morning. Otherwise uneventful this afternoon/evening, before more fog returns later tonight, especially ne lower MI.

Current western US 500mb trof progressing inland, will eventually leave behind a cutoff low over the desert SW. The northern portion of this remains more progressive, deepening as it eventually moves toward Hudson Bay by early Sunday. In advance of these features, ridging gets pumped up into the Great Lakes. Slightly warmer temps are thus progged for Friday and Saturday. That ridge starts to get suppressed beginning Sat night, but some of the models do not lower heights in our area as much as they did at this time yesterday. Instead the ridge only gets substantially flattened, at least in some guidance. The ECMWF is a less troffy, less chilly solution for next week compared to the GFS.

The passing system to our north will still promote a chance for showers in eastern upper MI, centered on Sunday morning. Still cooler for next week. 50s for highs in northern lower MI, perhaps some upper 40s in eastern upper, Monday and beyond. Some slight chances for mostly rain showers are progged early to mid week, as overall model spread remains somewhat high.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 646 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Fog/stratus this morning, especially in the north. Some more fog tonight.

Fog/stratus bringing LIFR or worse conditions to CIU/PLN/APN presently. This will gradually improve after sunrise, and more rapidly after 14Z. Then VFR today and this evening. More fog overnight, with IFR vsbys likely at all sites but TVC.

Light winds.

APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MI...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for MIZ016>018- 086>088-095>099. MARINE...None.