FZUS63 KLOT 120140 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 840 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES NORTH OF LAKE HURON DEEPENS TO 29.4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL QUEBEC ONTARIO BORDER. THE LOW CONTINUES NORTHEASTWARD SUNDAY...MERGING WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER EASTERN QUEBEC SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES OVER MANITOBA AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY...WEAKENING TO 30.1 INCHES. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.5 INCHES DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY. // 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. LMZ261-362-364-563-120945- 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- 840 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013 STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES BY OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ LMZ366-565-567-669-671-673-868-870-872-874-120945- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 840 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013 STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH TO WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GALES OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS GALES TO 35 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WINDS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT LATE. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BACKING WEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ LMZ080-675-777-779-876-878-120945- 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- 840 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013 WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI SOUTH .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FT. .SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT LATE. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. .THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ LMZ761-120945- MAFOR 1203/ MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...10736 11746 14756 11756 11740 11730. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT TONIGHT. MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 11740 12750 11740 11730 11720 11710. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT OVERNIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT LATE. $$