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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
849 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.9 INCHES EXTENDS
FROM NEW ENGLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. THIS
TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1
INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING THE
DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE LAKE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH
WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST WHILE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL MOVE OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY MORNING WHILE DEEPENING TO 29.6 INCHES.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-868-870-180930-
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 SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE
TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE-
849 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI NORTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

LMZ080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-180930-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
849 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI SOUTH

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 15
TO 25 KT LATE. ISOLATED GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8
FT LATE.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTH BY LATE
MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6
FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 1 FT.
.THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR
LESS.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
LMZ761-180930-
MAFOR 1803/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11120 12130 14820 11120. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12820 12130 13830 11120. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. WAVES FURTHER BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT TUESDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING.

$$

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