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SXUS41 KBTV 161839  
RECBTV  
NYZ028>031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-170215-  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
239 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2021  
   
THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN FORECAST  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN OR SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS, BECOMING EAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR SATURDAY WILL BE A 1. THIS IS IN THE LOW  
CATEGORY.  
 
LATEST LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE DATA FROM AROUND LAKE CHAMPLAIN  
LEVEL TEMPERATURE  
USGS GAGE AT ROUSES POINT NY 96.29 FEET  
USGS GAGE AT BURLINGTON VT 96.52 FEET 42 DEGREES  
USGS GAGE AT PORT HENRY NY 96.68 FEET  
COLCHESTER REEF MISSING  
DIAMOND ISLAND 38 DEGREES  
 
EARLY IN THE BOATING SEASON, WATER TEMPERATURES ON RIVERS, PONDS  
AND LAKES REMAIN RATHER COLD. IMMERSION IN COLD WATER CAN BE LIFE  
THREATENING VERY QUICKLY DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA AND THE BODIES INABILITY  
TO WORK EFFICIENTLY IN THE COLD WATER. THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED  
TO CONSIDER POSTPONING SMALL CRAFT BOATING ACTIVITIES UNTIL WATER  
TEMPERATURES BECOME WARMER. HOWEVER, IF YOU CHOOSE TO VENTURE  
OUT, WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED COLD WATER PROTECTIVE GEAR, INCLUDING  
A LIFE JACKET, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.  
 
 
 
.THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK...  
   
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SNOW. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE  
IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID  
30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
   
THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SNOW. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE  
IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
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