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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
221 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES OVER NORTHEASTERN
INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
BY THIS EVENING. A LARGE BUT WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.0
INCHES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT AND ON
FRIDAY THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST
ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW AROUND 29.6 INCHES WILL MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE PROVIDENCES OF CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND THEN WEAKEN TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES ON SUNDAY.

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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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-131545-
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-
221 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 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 2 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-131545-
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-
221 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT.
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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS LATE.
.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 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.


$$

LMZ761-131545-
MAFOR 1309/
MICHIGAN NORTH 15830 12820. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14830 19840 13830 11820. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

$$

KJB