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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
905 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON Lake Michigan.

Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure of 29.8 inches over central Illinois
will move to the central Ohio River Valley by this evening, and
onward to the Mid- Atlantic on Friday while deepening slightly as
it does. High pressure of 30.2 inches will build southward from
Ontario on Friday, centering over Lake Michigan on Saturday. This
high will move very slowly south through the first part of next
week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130-
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-
905 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25
kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
late.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt by overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt becoming west 10
to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130-
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-
905 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25
kt. Areas of fog this morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6
ft occasionally to 8 ft late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts to 30 kt
this evening, becoming northeast after midnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt
early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building back to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25
kt by late evening. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. Waves
3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast
10 to 15 kt. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$
LMZ761-272130-
MAFOR 2715/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12820 12830 11820 13120. Waves 2 to 4 ft building
to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft today. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft tonight. Waves 3 to 5 ft occasionally to 7
ft Friday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11813 11820 12830 12130 12120. Waves 1 to 3 ft
building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft today. Waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft tonight... and 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9
ft Friday morning.


$$

KMD

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