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Zone Forecast: Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM off shore to Mid Lake (LMZ080)
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Last Update: 838 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES SPREAD FROM ONTARIO TO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE OF AROUND 29.8 INCHES IS STRETCHED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH IN ADVANCE PUSHES ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. STEADIER SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SET UP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE EVENTUALLY PASSES NORTHWEST OF THE LAKE. // 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.

Synopsis...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES SPREAD FROM ONTARIO TO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE OF AROUND 29.8 INCHES IS STRETCHED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH IN ADVANCE PUSHES ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. STEADIER SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SET UP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE EVENTUALLY PASSES NORTHWEST OF THE LAKE.

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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.

Rest Of Today: Northeast winds around 10 kt. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight: Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east overnight. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday: East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night: East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Monday: Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft occasionally to 6 ft building to 3 to 5 occasionally to 8 ft.

Monday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft occasionally to 6 ft.

Tuesday: South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Wednesday: South winds 15 to 25 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft occasionally to 6 ft.





*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 25, 10:00 am CST

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Wind:N 8 KT
Pressure:1031.0 mb
Air Temperature:47 °F (8 °C)
Water Temperature:NA
Dewpoint::43 °F (6 °C)
Wave Hgt/Dir:NA
Dominant Wave Period:NA
Visibility:NA
  

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