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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
841 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE EAST WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OF 29.9 INCHES AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.0 INCHES WILL THEN BUILD EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY...WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OF
29.8 INCHES EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN QUEBEC WEST TO SOUTHERN
ONTARIO. THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTH DOWN
THE LAKE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE CANADIAN
PRAIRIES INTO THE GREAT LAKES BEHIND THIS FRONT BY MIDWEEK.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-160930-
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-
841 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-160930-
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-
841 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 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 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

$$
LMZ761-160930-
MAFOR 1603/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12510 15610. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6
FT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11520 11620 12620 14610. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

BEACHLER