121  
AXUS43 KLOT 161426  
MISLOT  
LMZ760-162230-  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
926 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
LAKE MICHIGAN FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING OF 30.1 INCHES  
EXTENDS FROM LOWER MICHIGAN SOUTHWEST THROUGH MISSOURI. THIS RIDGE  
WILL SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE OF  
29.6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST OFF THE MID  
ATLANTIC COAST LATER THIS EVENING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON...LOW PRESSURE  
OF 29.4 INCHES WILL DROP OUT OF NORTHERN WINNIPEG AND TRACK ACROSS  
THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL  
PROCEED INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO BY SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING AN  
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2  
INCHES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY AND SPREAD INTO  
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY.  
 
NORTH HALF  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
SOUTH HALF  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.   
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
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