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FZUS63 KLOT 190752
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
252 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.5 INCHES WAS
CENTERED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING...WHILE A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.4 INCHES DRIFTS EAST OF NEW ENGLAND
TOWARDS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THEN ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
AVERAGING 30.3 INCHES WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST ONTARIO
TODAY. THE CENTRAL PLAINS LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH TO
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE LOW WILL
THEN DRIFT EAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-191545-
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-
252 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
6 FT.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.

$$

LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-191545-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 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-
252 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.


$$

LMZ761-191545-
MAFOR 1909/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12310 12210 14230. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 FT OR LESS
TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14310 14320. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THIS EVENING. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2
FT OR LESS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

BEACHLER