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FZUS63 KLOT 191355
GLFLM

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
855 AM 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.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-563-192145-
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-
855 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH

.REST OF TODAY...VARABLE WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1
TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO  FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.


$$

LMZ080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-192145-
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-
855 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES
2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.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 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 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 SWITCHING TO THE NORTH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.


$$

LMZ761-192145-
MAFOR 1915/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12910 13213 11229 12239. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
MONDAY MORNING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13310 14323 11433. PATCHY FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WAVES
2 FT OR LESS.

$$

KJB