FZUS63 KLOT 100806 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 306 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES EXTENDING FROM THE PLAINS NORTHEAST TO ONTARIO MOVES EAST TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THIS HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AS NEW LOW PRESSURE OF 29.8 INCHES DEVELOPS AND MOVES EAST INTO WESTERN ONTARIO. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE EAST TOWARDS QUEBEC BY SATURDAY EVENTUALLY MERGING WITH THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH QUEBEC SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AS THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.5 INCHES REMAINS SITUATED ACROSS NORTHERN QUEBEC ON SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS HIGH WILL THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. // 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. LMZ261-362-364-563-101545- 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 ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 306 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH .TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. $$ LMZ366-565-567-669-671-673-868-870-872-874-101545- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 306 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH TO WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI .TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GALES TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. $$ LMZ080-675-777-779-876-878-101545- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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- 306 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI SOUTH .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT BUILDING TO BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT LATE. .SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. $$ LMZ761-101545- MAFOR 1009/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11846 12140 12130 11110 12900. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT TODAY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12836 12840 11830 12720 11710. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT TODAY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT TONIGHT. $$ RODRIGUEZ