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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
253 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.4 INCHES OVER QUEBEC CONTINUES
TO LIFT NORTH TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES SITUATED FROM
ONTARIO SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN GULF STATES WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARDS
THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.6
INCHES SITUATED FROM SASKATCHEWAN TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE
LITTLE TONIGHT...BUT THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN ONTARIO AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST ON TUESDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.3 INCHES WILL MOVE
ACROSS ONTARIO AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...AND THEN CONTINUE TOWARDS QUEBEC BY EARLY THURSDAY.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-131545-
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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
253 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...THEN BACKING TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
25 KT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
.FRIDAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES NEARLY CALM.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-131545-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
253 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8
FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES NEARLY CALM.


$$

LMZ761-131545-
MAFOR 1309/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11720 11710 11610 11510 11520 13430. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13900 11310 12320 12430. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT TODAY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TONIGHT.

$$

RODRIGUEZ