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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
237 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.1 INCHES SPANS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND CANADIAN PRAIRIES EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY
SETTLE SOUTHEAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKES WEDNESDAY THEN OVER NEW
ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES WILL
FORM OVER THE PLAINS AND REMAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-868-870-181600-
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-
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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
237 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI NORTH

.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1
TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.


$$

LMZ080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-181600-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
237 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI SOUTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1
TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.

$$

LMZ761-181600-
MAFOR 1809/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13120 12120 11110 11210 11310. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13820 19830 12820 19830 11120 12210. WAVES 3 TO 5
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TODAY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FT TONIGHT.

$$

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