000 FZUS63 KLOT 100255 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 855 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AVERAGING 30.3 INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TONIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT DOWN THE LENGTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.7 INCHES OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ261-362-364-563-101100- 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- 855 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTH GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. $$ LMZ366-565-567-669-868-870-101100- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. .FRIDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH. OCCASIONAL NORTH GALES TO 35 KT LATE MORNING ON. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT FROM LATE MORNING ON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTH GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT OVERNIGHT. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 10 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. $$ LMZ080-671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-101100- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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- 855 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM LATE EVENING ON. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL NORTH GALES TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTH GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. .SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. $$ LMZ761-101100- MAFOR 1004/ MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 11740 13841 19850 12141. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT FRIDAY EVENING. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12540 12640 11740 13841. WAVES 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. $$ KREIN