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Marine Weather and Tides St. Joseph, MI Version 3.4

What's New / NOTES 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. 5/19/2016 - There were issues with the 3 day airport observation history. I switched to another data source. Let me know if you see any issues with the data feeds.

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Sunrise 5:35AM

Sunset 8:20PM

Monday July 24, 2017 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)

Moonrise 6:57AM

Moonset 9:14PM

Illumination 2%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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Marine Forecasts

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LMZ878 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- 245 Pm Cdt Mon Jul 24 2017 Sheboygan Wi To Pentwater Mi South... Tonight..North winds 10 to 20 kt veering to southeast. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Tuesday..South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 ft. Tuesday night..Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 ft. Wednesday..South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Wednesday night..South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the evening...then showers and Thunderstorms likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Thursday..North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning. Waves building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. Thursday night..North winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. Friday..Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Saturday..Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

LMZ878 Expires:201707250200;;770263 FZUS63 KLOT 241945 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 245 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 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...High pressure of 30.1 inches will build south over Lake Michigan this evening. This high will slowly move east reaching the eastern Great Lakes by Tuesday night. Low pressure of 29.5 inches will move east to James Bay on Wednesday, with a trailing trough moving over the lake Wednesday night. Low pressure around 29.7 inches is expected to develop on this trough by late Wednesday night, shifting a cold front south across the lake by Thursday morning. High pressure of 30.1 inches will follow, building over the lake for the weekend. LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-250200-

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near St. Joseph, MI

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Area Discussion for - Northern Indiana, IN

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Fxus63 kiwx 241749 afdiwx area forecast discussion national weather service northern indiana 149 pm edt Mon jul 24 2017 Synopsis Issued at 149 pm edt Mon jul 24 2017 high pressure will provide cooler and less humid conditions tonight into Tuesday. Lows tonight will drop into the 50s, with highs on Tuesday near 80 degrees. A brief warmup will occur Wednesday prior to the arrival of cold front and increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night into Thursday. Drier and cooler conditions then return Friday into the weekend. Short term (this evening through Wednesday) issued at 149 pm edt Mon jul 24 2017 no sensible weather concerns through the middle of the week with stable dry airmass in place. Low level anticyclone will build east- southeast through the great lakes region under building heights tonight into Tuesday. A trend toward mainly clear skies will result with lower humidity and light winds allowing lows to drop into the 50s tonight... Recovering into the upper 70s near 80 for afternoon highs tomorrow. Wednesday will feature warmer more humid wx as southwest flow becomes established behind the exiting area of high pressure and in advance of an approaching cold front. Long term (Wednesday night through Monday) issued at 149 pm edt Mon jul 24 2017 an upper low over alberta canada as of this writing will eventually open east and send another seasonably strong mid level shortwave

trough and attendant cold front through the area later Wednesday night into Thursday. Moisture return forcing flow appears sufficient to force a convective complex through sometime later Wednesday night Thursday, though timing impacts at this range remain sketchy. This period will have to be watched for a severe threat and heavy rain potential. Drier and less humid wx then returns Friday into the weekend as upper trough exits east and sfc ridging nudges in from the northwest. Aviation (for the 18z tafs through 18z Tuesday afternoon) issued at 117 pm edt Mon jul 24 2017 northerly winds continue bringing cooler air into the region on the south side of a high pressure system sinking south into northern indiana. The CIGS in the MVFR range this morning continued to rise intoVFR during midday with help from diurnal heating. Expect CIGS to remain inVFR for the overnight and also left out reduced visby at sbn for now as it appears there's only a short window of br within subsidence and light winds. Iwx watches warnings advisories In... Beach hazards statement until 7 pm cdt this evening for inz003. Mi... Beach hazards statement until 8 pm edt this evening for miz077. Oh... None. Lm... Small craft advisory until 8 pm edt this evening for lmz043-046. Synopsis... Steinwedel short term... Steinwedel long term... Steinwedel aviation... Roller visit us at

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
45007 - S MICHIGAN 43NM East Southeast of Milwaukee, WI	16 mi	65 min	N 12 G 14	67°F	70°F	4 ft	1017.6 hPa (+0.5)
45168	32 mi	25 min	NNW 14 G 16	69°F	71°F	4 ft	1016.9 hPa	59°F
SJOM4 - St. Joseph, MI	34 mi	55 min	N 9.9 G 13	70°F			1018.3 hPa (+1.4)
SVNM4 - South Haven, MI	34 mi	25 min	NW 17 G 20	69°F
45026 - St. Joseph, MI	36 mi	25 min	NE 12 G 14	69°F	74°F	4 ft	1017.3 hPa	59°F
HLNM4 - 9087031 - Holland, MI	44 mi	37 min	NW 14 G 15	68°F			1016.4 hPa
45174	44 mi	25 min	N 9.7 G 14	67°F	72°F	4 ft		60°F
WHRI2 - Waukegan Harbor, IL	47 mi	75 min	NNE 16 G 19	67°F
45029	47 mi	25 min	NNW 14 G 18	68°F	70°F	3 ft	1016.7 hPa	60°F
45170	48 mi	25 min	NE 9.7 G 14	69°F	74°F	5 ft		60°F
KNSW3 - Kenosha, WI	48 mi	55 min	NNE 14 G 17	66°F			1018.3 hPa (+0.4)
CHII2 - Chicago, IL	50 mi	35 min	N 12 G 13	68°F				58°F

Wind History for Holland, MI

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, MI	34 mi	62 min	NNW 7	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	72°F	57°F	61%	1016.9 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for

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Weather Map and Satellite Images

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Wind Forecast for Northern Indiana, IN (16,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Grand Rapids/Muskegon, MI

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