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FZUS63 KLOT 211939
GLFLM 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
239 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES IS STRETCHED ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT
OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...WHILE ITS COLD FRONT WILL PASS
SOUTH OF THE LAKE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. THE 29.7 INCH LOW WILL
REACH THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
AVERAGING 30.3 SETTLES OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH AT
LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
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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.

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-220345-
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-
239 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT.
PATCHY FOG. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
35 KT LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE.
.THURSDAY...NORTH GALES TO 35 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 18 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES NEARLY CALM. 
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.  
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