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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
245 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WHILE DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT DOWN THE LENGTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WEAK COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE DOWN THE LAKE TONIGHT
AND REACH THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LAKE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES
WILL BUILD OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND SPREAD OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL THEN
DOMINATE THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY
THURSDAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.7 INCHES WILL
MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND OVER THE PLAINS.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-170400-
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-
245 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20
KT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS LATE.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-170400-
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-
245 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
15 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO NORTH
10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
NEARLY CALM.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES NEARLY CALM.


$$

LMZ761-170400-
MAFOR 1621/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12510 19520 12510 11600 11700 11810 11120. WAVES 1
TO 2 FT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12500 19510 13500 12510 11410. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT MONDAY.

$$

KREIN