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

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.1 INCHES
RESIDES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. MEANWHILE...A WEAK COLD FRONT AND
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AVERAGING 29.8 INCHES EXTENDS FROM NORTHWEST
KANSAS NORTH TO WESTERN MINNESOTA. BOTH FEATURES WILL MOVE
EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LAKE
SATURDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH DOWN THE
LAKE MONDAY INTO 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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-151600-
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-
234 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SOUTH THIS
MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES NEARLY CALM EARLY BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-151600-
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-
234 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING
TO 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT BY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING
LIKELY BY LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2
FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

LMZ761-151600-
MAFOR 1509/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11900 11400 11410 12420 12520 11510. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. CALM SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FT TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11900 11410 14420 11429 11529. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

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