27NM SE Fairport MI Lake Michigan

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NWS Chicago, IL Marine Point Forecast: 45.35°N 86.41°W Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point Mobile Weather Information Last Update: 12:02 pm CDT May 22, 2013 Forecast Valid: 1pm CDT May 22, 2013-6pm CDT May 28, 2013

This Afternoon N 10kt < 1ft Hi 47 °F Water: 37 °F Tonight N 25kt 5ft Lo: 39 °F Thursday N 25kt 5-6ft Hi 44 °F Thursday Night N 15kt 2-4ft Lo: 37 °F Friday N 10kt 1-2ft Hi 45 °F Friday Night Light Wind < 1ft Lo: 40 °F Saturday Light Wind < 1ft Hi 49 °F Saturday Night Light Wind < 1ft Lo: 41 °F Sunday Light Wind < 1ft Hi 49 °F Water temperature forecast is experimental. Hazardous marine condition(s): Gale Watch Hazardous Weather Outlook .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM NORTHERN MANITOBA TO THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE GALE FORCE NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EAST COAST WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES SETTLES OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. THE HIGH WILL THEN BE NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. // WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED. This Afternoon: N wind around 10 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy dense fog. Waves 1 ft or less. Tonight: N wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 1 ft or less building to 5 ft. Thursday: N wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Waves 5 to 6 ft. Thursday Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Friday: N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Friday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less. Saturday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. Saturday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less. Sunday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less. *Notices: (1) This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics. (2) The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly. Fairport Lat: 45.62   Lon: -86.66   Elev: 184 Last Update on May 22, 9:40 am EST Not a Current Observation Nearby Observations Past Observations Wind: N 3 KT Pressure: 1006.8 mb Air Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) Water Temperature: NA Dewpoint:: NA Wave Hgt/Dir: NA Dominant Wave Period: NA Visibility: NA     Great Lakes Water Temperature (Graphic)   Click Map for Forecast                        Disclaimer Lat/Lon: 45.34 -86.41   Elevation:577 ft        Zone Area Forecast for Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM off shore to the Mid Line of the Lake (LMZ261) Forecast Discussion National Marine Forecasts Tide Information Printable Forecast Text Only Forecast Hourly Weather Graph Tabular Forecast International System of Units About Point Forecasts Hazardous Weather Regional Weather Conditions Weather Summary for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana Past Weather Information Webmaster National Weather Service: Chicago, IL www.weather.gov Privacy Policy Disclaimer Credits