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FPCN20 CWTO 281500
MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT LAKES AND THE ONTARIO PORTION OF THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA ONTARIO REGION
AT 10.30 AM EST TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2006 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING
AT 10.30 AM WEDNESDAY WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 6.30 PM TODAY.
NOTE..THE SMALL CRAFT WARNING PROGRAM IS ACTIVE FROM MAY 01 TO
OCTOBER 31.
WINDS ARE FOR MID LAKE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR OFFSHORE AND ARE
FORECAST FROM TROUGH TO CREST. NEARSHORE WINDS AND WAVES MAY VARY
CONSIDERABLY DUE TO SHORELINE EFFECTS.
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT..
EAST GALES 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 THIS AFTERNOON
AND TO SOUTHWEST 20 THIS EVENING. WIND INCREASING TO WEST
25 WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN OR WET SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPERING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES NEAR 3
METRES LOWERING TO 1 TO 2 THIS EVENING.
OUTLOOK..STRONG WESTERLIES VEERING TO NORTHWESTERLIES.
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT..
WIND EAST 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST GALES 35 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO SOUTH WIND 20 THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF
RAIN. CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BEGINNING THIS EVENING. WAVES NEAR 2
METRES BUILDING TO NEAR 3 THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 2 THIS
EVENING.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES VEERING TO STRONG
NORTHWESTERLIES.
WHITEFISH BAY.
WIND EAST 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 NEAR NOON THEN VEERING
TO SOUTH 20 THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN. CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 METRE OR LESS.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLIES VEERING TO STRONG
NORTHWESTERLIES.
NORTHERN LAKE HURON
GEORGIAN BAY.
WIND EAST 20 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TO SOUTH
THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH MIST OR FOG PATCHES. CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 METRE OR LESS
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 THIS AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLIES VEERING TO SOUTHWESTERLIES.
SOUTHERN LAKE HURON.
WIND SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTH 20 THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. MIST OR FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON THEN
REDEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES LESS THAN 1 METRE BUILDING TO NEAR 1 THIS
AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLIES VEERING TO SOUTHWESTERLIES.
LAKE ST CLAIR
LAKE ERIE.
WIND SOUTH 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 THIS EVENING.
MIST PATCHES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT OTHERWISE FAIR. WAVES 1 METRE OR
LESS.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES.
LAKE ONTARIO.
WIND EAST 15 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND TO SOUTH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE WITH MIST AND FOG PATCHES
ENDING THIS EVENING THEN FAIR. WAVES NEAR 1 METRE.
OUTLOOK..MODERATE SOUTHERLIES VEERING TO MODERATE TO STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLIES.
KINGSTON TO CORNWALL.
WIND NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHEAST 10 NEAR MIDNIGHT
AND TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH MIST AND
FOG PATCHES ENDING TONIGHT THEN FAIR. RISK OF FREEZING RAIN OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS THIS EVENING.
OUTLOOK..LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLIES VEERING TO MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLIES.
END
SYNOPSIS.
AT 10.30 AM TODAY..1028 MB HIGH OVER VIRGINIA. 1001 MB LOW OVER
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH TROUGH AVERAGE PRESSURE 1016 MB EXTENDING
FROM LOW ACROSS THE NIAGARA PENINSULA EASTWARD. NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST RIDGE AVERAGE PRESSURE 1036 MB EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN
MANITOBA TO JAMES BAY.
BY 10.30 AM WEDNESDAY..1041 MB HIGH OVER NORTHEASTERN QUEBEC.
1003 MB LOW JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WITH TROUGH AVERAGE PRESSURE
1006 MB EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR THEN SOUTHWESTWARD TO
WISCONSIN.
MAFOR 2815.
SUPERIOR WEST..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT..12257 12346 13526 11630 WAVES
NEAR 3 METRES LOWERING TO 1 TO 2 THIS EVENING
SUPERIOR EAST..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT..11246 13356 14426 WAVES NEAR 2
METRES BUILDING TO NEAR 3 THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 2
THIS EVENING
WHITEFISH..11226 13336 14426 WAVES 1 METRE OR LESS
HURON NORTH/GEORGIAN..12226 12326 14426 WAVES 1 METRE OR LESS
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 THIS AFTERNOON
HURON SOUTH..12313 14410 12413 WAVES LESS THAN 1 METRE BUILDING TO
NEAR 1 THIS AFTERNOON
ST CLAIR/ERIE..14400 14510 WAVES 1 METRE OR LESS
ONTARIO..14213 13310 11413 WAVES NEAR 1 METRE
KINGSTON TO CORNWALL..13113 12111 12303 11500
END/MB/RL
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