Monday, July 24, 2006
Update: 17Z
Bufkit data (RUC Model only) suggests that
winds in the vicinity of station KPLN will transition to southwesterly
earlier than the north-central portion of Lake Michigan. Wind speeds
should be >= 15 knots until 7/24 @ 22Z.
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
845 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
LAKE MICHIGAN FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE
.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 29.6 INCHES OVER LAKE SUPERIOR
WILL PUSH EAST INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO DROPPING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIFT
NORTH AND ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 0F 29.6 INCHES WILL DEVELOP IN
SOUTHERN MANITOBA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND FORCE A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH LAKE
MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY.
NORTH HALF
.THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
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