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FZUS63 KLOT 240736
GLFLM

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
236 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES SPREAD FROM WESTERN ONTARIO
INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
TODAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES STRETCHED ALONG THE
NEW ENGLAND AND MID ATLANTIC COASTS WILL CONSOLIDATE AND MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
LAKE MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY WORK EASTWARD INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. LOW PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY STAY TO THE WEST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK LEADING TO SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE LAKE.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-563-241545-
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-
236 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BACKING TO SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO NORTHEAST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES
AROUND 1 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES
AROUND 1 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

LMZ366-565-567-669-868-870-241545-
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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
236 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH TO PORT WASHINGTON WI TO
WHITEHALL MI

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES
4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES
AROUND 1 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.


$$

LMZ080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-241545-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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 MAY 24 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI SOUTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AND
BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES AROUND
1 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.


$$

LMZ761-241545-
MAFOR 2409/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12820 19810 11610 12510 11500 11700 11800. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON
AND TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12830 11820 12120 13100. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT
TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT THIS EVENING SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.

$$

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