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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
243 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.5 INCHES
CENTERED OVER EASTERN QUEBEC WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE CANADIAN
MARITIME TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MEANWHILE AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...AVERAGING 29.5 INCHES...CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD UP THE SOUTHERN HALF TO SOUTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF LAKE MICHIGAN SUNDAY NIGHT AND ON MONDAY. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION TOWARDS THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

//

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.


LMZ261-362-364-563-190345-
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 ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
243 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.


$$

LMZ080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-190345-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID LAKE-
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 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-
243 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT VEERING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT LATE.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. PATCHY DENSE FOG.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20
KT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3
FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.


$$

LMZ761-190345-
MAFOR 1821/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12210 12310 13410 11310. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13210 14310 11310. WAVES 3 FT OR LESS.

$$

KJB