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Marine Point Forecast: 42.1°N 87.1°W
Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point
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Last Update: 6:02 pm CDT May 23, 2013
Forecast Valid: 7pm CDT May 23, 2013-6pm CDT May 30, 2013
Forecast at a Glance
Tonight

Clear
N 30ktWinds Decreasing
12ftWaves Subsiding
Lo: 44 °F
Water: 45 °F
Gale Warning
Gale Warning
Friday

Sunny
N 15kt
7ftWaves Subsiding
Hi 51 °F
Friday
Night

Partly Cloudy
NNE 10kt
1-2ft
Lo: 47 °F
Saturday

Partly Sunny
Light Wind
< 1ft
Hi 52 °F
Saturday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
E 10kt
< 1ft
Lo: 48 °F
Sunday

Slight Chc Thunderstorms
ESE 10kt
< 1ft
Hi 54 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
ESE 10kt
< 1ft
Lo: 50 °F
Memorial
Day

Partly Sunny
ESE 10kt
< 1ft
Hi 58 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
SE 10kt
< 1ft
Lo: 52 °F

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Marine Point Forecast
Hazardous marine condition(s):

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WILL SLOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS IT MOVES EAST. BEHIND THIS...A LARGE AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES WILL BUILD FROM SOUTHERN CANADA OVER THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN SLOW TO CHANGE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH LOW PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDING OVER THE UPPER PLAINS LEADING TO PROLONGED SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. // 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.

Tonight: N wind 25 to 30 kt decreasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Clear. Waves 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft.

Friday: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Waves 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft.

Friday Night: NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday: ESE wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night: ENE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Memorial Day: ESE wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night: SE wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. 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.

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Lat: 41.73   Lon: -86.91   Elev: 176
Last Update on May 23, 4:15 pm CST

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Wind:N 36 KT
Pressure:1022.2 mb
Air Temperature:44 °F (6 °C)
Water Temperature:NA
Dewpoint::38 °F (4 °C)
Wave Hgt/Dir:NA
Dominant Wave Period:NA
Visibility:NA
  

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