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FZUS63 KLOT 141937
GLFLM

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
237 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.3 INCHES LIES OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA
WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS LOW
WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF JAMES BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN EARLY WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OF 29.9 INCHES BUILDS ACROSS THE MID TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN EAST TO LAKE MICHIGAN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.6 INCHES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE PLAINS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN SLOWLY
LIFT NORTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA MONDAY.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-150415-
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-
237 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT VEERING TO WEST 15 TO
25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO
20 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-150415-
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-
237 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25
KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ761-150415-
MAFOR 1421/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12320 11420 11530 11630 12730 11720. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT
WEDNESDAY.


MICHIGAN SOUTH 12320 11430 12530 12620 11610. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

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