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FZUS63 KLOT 151335
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
835 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.5 INCHES OVER
ONTARIO AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST
TOWARDS WESTERN QUEBEC TODAY...WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OF 29.9
INCHES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST
TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON
THURSDAY REMAINING OVERHEAD THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE SLOWLY
SHIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
NEW LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...AND
MAKE SLOW PROGRESS EAST THROUGH THE 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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-152145-
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-
835 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT VEERING NORTH LATE. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-152145-
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-
835 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. WAVES 1 FT OR
LESS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$
LMZ761-152145-
MAFOR 1515/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14620 11620 11720 12810. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11620 11610 13900 13600. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

KJB