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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
921 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

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.

LMZ740>742-231045-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-
921 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT BY DAYBREAK. PATCHY DENSE
FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BY DAYBREAK.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KT BY MID
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO
12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH GALES TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 8 TO
12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
12 FT BY MORNING.
.FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SUNNY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.

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CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
921 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NORTHWEST
AND THEN NORTH 10 TO 20 KT BY DAYBREAK. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY INCREASING
TO GALES TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SUNNY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.

$$

RC