Expires:201305221545;;524939
FZUS63 KLOT 221335
GLFLM 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
835 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
FROM NORTHERN MANITOBA TO THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WILL BUILD
INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE GALE FORCE
NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EAST COAST WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES SETTLES OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. THE HIGH WILL
THEN BE NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
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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.

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-221545-
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-
835 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KT VEERING TO WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
PATCHY DENSE FOG. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 30 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS
EVENING. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH GALES TO 40 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8
FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
16 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT LATE.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT. 
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.  
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