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FZUS63 KLOT 161938
GLFLM

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
238 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES CENTERED OVER WESTERN
ONTARIO EXTENDS ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHILE LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES MOVES FROM MAINE TO NEW BRUNSWICK. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO JAMES BAY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES MOVES UP THE OHIO VALLEY. LAKE MICHIGAN WILL
THEN REMAIN BETWEEN THE DEPARTING HIGH AND SLOWLY DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE
WILL THEN MOVE FROM THE PLAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES DURING
THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF 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.


LMZ261-362-170400-
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-
238 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO CHARLEVOIX MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.


$$

LMZ364-366-563-565-567-669-671-868-870-872-170400-
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 PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT 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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
238 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO CHARLEVOIX MI SOUTH TO NORTH POINT LIGHT
WI TO GRAND HAVEN MI

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO
4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-170400-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
238 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

NORTH POINT LIGHT WI TO GRAND HAVEN MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST AND
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

LMZ761-170400-
MAFOR 1621/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11820 19910 14120 13120. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT FRIDAY.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11900 12110 12220 13210. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT FRIDAY.

$$

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