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2006 Chicago - Mackinac Race Forecast Page

 

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Current Conditions: Image Set One

 Outlooks/Satellite Imagery: Image Set Three
Wind Forecast: Image Set Two  Bufkit Wind Forecasts: Image Set Four   (updated 7/24 - 17Z)

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.