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FZUS63 KLOT 130400
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1100 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT...
REACHING NORTHWEST OHIO THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO
29.3 INCHES AS IT CONTINUES OFF TO THE EAST AND REACHES THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION BY THURSDAY EVENING. 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.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-130915-
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-
1100 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT DURING
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10
KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ669-671-673-870-872-874-130915-
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 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-
1100 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH TO WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2
TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
35 KTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTH 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS LATE.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ080-675-777-779-876-878-130915-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
1100 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI SOUTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2
TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
35 KTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTH 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS LATE.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
LMZ761-130915-
MAFOR 1303 AMD/

MICHIGAN NORTH 11810 11820 11830 13840 12830. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH.11129 11839 11840 13840 19850 11840 11830. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT THIS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT OVERNIGHT...THU 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
12 FT.

$$