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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
236 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES LIES OVER THE NORTHERN
LAKES REGION AND WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE SOUTHEAST OVER THE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OF 29.4 INCHES WILL DEVELOP OVER
SASKATCHEWAN THEN WEAKEN TO 29.6 INCHES SUNDAY AS IT MOVES OVER
SOUTHERN ONTARIO. ANOTHER LOW OF 29.8 INCHES WILL FOLLOW MOVING OVER
LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY MONDAY...THEN OVER THE EASTERN LAKES TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TUESDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY..AND THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-141600-
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-
236 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO SOUTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-141600-
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-
236 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE...THEN
SOUTHEAST LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1
TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.


$$

LMZ761-141600-
MAFOR 1409/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11820 13810 11800 11100 11200 11300. WAVES 1 TO 3
FT TODAY AND 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11820 14810 11100 12900. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT TODAY AND TO
1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.

$$

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