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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
847 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON Lake Michigan.

Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

.SYNOPSIS... 

Low pressure of 29.6 inches forming in the western Plains will 
track northeast tonight, eventually crossing Lake Michigan on 
Saturday. Southeast gales will develop this evening and linger 
into Saturday morning for most of Lake Michigan. 

The low will then continue to deepen as it moves to New England 
by Sunday morning. A strong arctic front will move across the 
lake Saturday afternoon and evening with west to northwesterly
gales expected. Brisk west to northwest winds will continue for
Sunday. 

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LMZ261-362-364-563-181100-
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-
847 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to
gales to 35 kt. Chance of snow through early evening, then snow
with a chance of freezing rain overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late in
the morning, then becoming east 10 to 20 kt early in the
afternoon backing to north 15 to 25 kt late. Snow. Waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Snow likely. Waves
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.SUNDAY...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.  

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