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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
245 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 EASTERN IOWA WILL
MOVE EAST TO NORTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT... REACHING NORTHWEST OHIO
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES
AS IT REACHES THE MID ATLANTIC REGION 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.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-130330-
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-
245 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 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.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-130330-
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-
245 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS... SOME WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY
RAINFALL. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 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. 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.


$$

LMZ761-130330-
MAFOR 1221/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11114 11110 11820 12830 13840. PATCHY DENSE FOG
THIS EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11120 11129 11139 12849 13840 19850. PATCHY DENSE FOG
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... SOME WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO
8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT THURSDAY.

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