000 FZUS63 KLOT 250839 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 239 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOO BY THIS EVENING...WHILE TRAILING A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.8 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS TROUGH OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT...AND WILL PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LAKE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE LOW SLOWLY LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO ONTARIO. A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OF 30.0 INCHES SPREADS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY LATE FRIDAY. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-251700- 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 POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 239 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY BACKING TO NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. PERIODS OF RAIN ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BACKING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-251700- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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 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- 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- 239 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT VEERING NORTHWEST TOWARD MORNING. SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING WEST. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ LMZ761-251700- MAFOR 2510/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11216 11116 11816 12716 12726 11836. RAIN TODAY. SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. 220103. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11426 11536 15626. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. 220305. $$ RATZER