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

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM A 29.7 LOW
NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL TRACK EAST INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC TONIGHT
THEN TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST TOWARD NEWFOUNDLAND BY TUESDAY. A COLD
FRONT TRAILING WEST FROM THIS LOW WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES CENTRAL
CANADA MONDAY WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-161545-
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-
223 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING
THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-161545-
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-
223 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TODAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT QUICKLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE BUT MAINLY SOUTH
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NORTH 10 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT
POSSIBLE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT
POSSIBLE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.

$$

LMZ761-161545-
MAFOR 1609/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12610 11510 12520 13510. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 10640 11620 12610 12410 19900 13510. WAVES 1 TO 3
FT.

$$

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