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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
238 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...AND
AN ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT...EXTEND FROM NORTHERN MAINE WEST
THROUGH CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST...THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH DOWN THE
LAKE,,,REACHING THE SOUTHERN TIP BY LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 WHEN THE
HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST. IN THE MEAN TIME...LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY MORNING WHILE
DEEPENING TO 29.6 INCHES. WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND
THE DEVELOPING TROUGH TO THE WEST...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BY
WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-868-870-180345-
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-
238 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.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.


$$

LMZ080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-180345-
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-
238 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

PORT WASHINGTON WI TO WHITEHALL MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KT
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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.


$$

LMZ761-180345-
MAFOR 1721/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11810 14820 19830 13820. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TUESDAY.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11520 14820 19830 13830. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.

$$

KREIN