AXUS43 KLOT 030755 MISLOT LMZ760-031600- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 255 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2009 LAKE MICHIGAN FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN... WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING THEN MERGE WITH STRONGER LOW PRESSURE OVER JAMES BAY BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINED LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN QUEBEC TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES TUESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.0 INCHES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTH HALF .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. SOUTH HALF ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRIDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. $$