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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
857 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...AVERAGING 29.5
INCHES...ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD UP THE SOUTHERN HALF TO SOUTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY. THE LOW WILL
THEN DRIFT EAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN BY MID WEEK. A STRONG AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS ONTARIO AND THE GREAT LAKES LATER IN THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-563-200930-
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 ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
857 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY OVERNIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
THURSDAY NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9
FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-200930-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
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 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-
857 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1
TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.

$$
LMZ761-200930-
MAFOR 2003/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11130 15239 11239. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT AND
PATCHY DENSE FOG MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT MONDAY...FURTHER
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT MONDAY EVENING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11330 12334 14439 11429. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS REST OF TONIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG MONDAY AND MONDAY
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FT MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.

$$

MTF