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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
417 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

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.

LMZ740>742-130315-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-
417 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE VERY
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HIGH WAVES. WAVES 1
TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT OVERNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES
4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.

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LMZ743>745-130315-
CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
417 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH AROUND
MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HIGH WAVES....MAINLY THIS EVENING.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING OVERNIGHT TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
35 KTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES
4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.

$$