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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
822 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES AS IT REACHES THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION THURSDAY. A LARGE BUT WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
OF 30.0 INCHES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SATURDAY.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-120945-
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-
822 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2
FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-120945-
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-
822 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING EAST.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

$$
LMZ761-120945-
MAFOR 1203/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13204 11114 13110 11820. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11304 11904 11214 13119 11129 11839. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
TONIGHT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT WEDNESDAY AND
3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING.

$$

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