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RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
228 PM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN FORECAST...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES NEARLY CALM...BUILDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE A 7. THIS IS IN THE HIGH
CATEGORY.

LATEST LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE DATA FROM AROUND LAKE CHAMPLAIN
                                LEVEL           TEMPERATURE
USGS GAGE AT ROUSES POINT NY    96.47 FEET
USGS GAGE AT BURLINGTON VT      96.48 FEET      51 DEGREES
KING STREET FERRY DOCK          96.46 FEET      52 DEGREES
COLCHESTER REEF                                 49 DEGREES
DIAMOND ISLAND                                  44 DEGREES

EARLY IN THE BOATING SEASON...WATER TEMPERATURES ON RIVERS...PONDS AND
LAKES REMAIN RATHER COLD. IMMERSION IN COLD WATER CAN BE LIFE THREATENING
VERY QUICKLY DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA AND THE BODIES INABILITY TO WORK
EFFICIENTLY IN THE COLD WATER. THEREFORE...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CONSIDER
POSTPONING SMALL CRAFT BOATING ACTIVITIES UNTIL WATER TEMPERATURES BECOME
WARMER. HOWEVER...IF YOU CHOOSE TO VENTURE OUT...WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED
COLD WATER PROTECTIVE GEAR...INCLUDING A LIFE JACKET...IN THE EVENT OF AN
ACCIDENT.

&&

.THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK...

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.

.THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
BECOMING CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.

$$