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 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
 Hazardous Weather Outlook

 SYNOPSIS
 A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES
 EXTENDS FROM WESTERN ONTARIO SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO TEXAS.
 THIS RIDGE WILL VERY SLOWLY TRACK EAST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS
 IT WEAKENS...REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY
 FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THIS RIDGE...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES OVER
 OHIO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING AS IT DEEPENS
 TO 29.5 INCHES. THIS LOW WILL THEN BE ABSORBED BY NEW LOW PRESSURE
 WHICH WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT INTO
 WEDNESDAY.
 
 
 
 LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-100300-
 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-
 239 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 

 TONIGHT
 NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO GALES TO 35
 KT EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING NORTH BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
 WAVES 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

 WEDNESDAY
 NORTH GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
 AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

 THURSDAY
 NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE
 OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

 FRIDAY
 NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1
 TO 2 FT.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

 SATURDAY
 NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST.
 CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

 SUNDAY
 NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.
 
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