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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
247 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.3 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE
GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MEMORIAL
DAY. MEANWHILE...ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE AROUND 29.6 INCHES IN
THE PLAINS STATES WILL SLOWLY DEEPEN TO AROUND 29.4 INCHES THROUGH
MID TO LATE WEEK. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL
EVOLVE FROM THIS LOW AND MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF LAKE
MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS OVERALL PATTERN WILL FAVOR
PROLONGED SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT
WEEK.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-260345-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH
FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
247 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE THIS
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.


$$

LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-260345-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
247 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING SOUTHEAST 10
TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.


$$

LMZ761-260345-
MAFOR 2521/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12900 14100 11100 11110. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13110 12200 12210 11110. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

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