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Marine Forecast for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River (Ont.)
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FQCN13 CWTO 100736 Marine forecasts for the Great Lakes and the Ontario portion of the st. Lawrence river issued by Environment Canada Ontario region At 3.00 AM EST Sunday 10 December 2006 for the period ending at 3.00 AM Monday with an outlook for the following 24 hours. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 10.30 AM today. Note..The small craft warning program is active from May 01 to October 31. Winds are for mid lake. Wave heights are for offshore and are forecast from trough to crest. Nearshore winds and waves may vary considerably due to shoreline effects. Western Lake Superior. Wind west 15 knots diminishing to north 10 early this morning then increasing to northeast 15 late this morning. Wind increasing to 20 this afternoon then veering to east this evening. Fair. Waves 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this evening. Outlook..Moderate to strong easterlies veering to strong southeasterlies. Eastern Lake Superior. Wind west 15 knots diminishing and veering to north 10 this morning then veering to east near noon. Wind increasing to 15 this afternoon. Fair. Waves 1 metre or less. Outlook..Moderate to strong easterlies veering to strong southeasterlies. Whitefish bay. Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to 10 this morning then backing to southeast this afternoon. Fair. Waves less than 1 metre. Outlook..Light southeasterlies increasing to moderate. Northern Lake Huron Northern Georgian Bay. Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to 15 this morning. Fair then scattered showers developing this evening. Waves 1 to 2 metres lowering to 1 or less this afternoon. Outlook..Moderate southwesterlies diminishing to light then backing and increasing to moderate southeasterlies. Southern Lake Huron Southern Georgian Bay. Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to 25 early this morning and to 20 this afternoon. Fair then scattered showers developing this evening. Waves 2 to 3 metres lowering to 1 to 2 this morning. Outlook..Strong southwesterlies diminishing to light then backing and increasing to moderate southerlies. Lake St Clair. Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to 20 this afternoon and to 15 after midnight. Chance of a shower this evening otherwise fair. Waves near 1 metre lowering to less than 1 this evening. Outlook..Moderate southwesterlies diminishing to light then backing to southerlies. Western Lake Erie. Wind southwest 25 knots diminishing to 20 this afternoon and to 15 after midnight. Fair. Waves 2 to 3 metres lowering to 1 to 2 late this afternoon. Outlook..Strong southwesterlies diminishing to light then backing to southerlies. Eastern Lake Erie. ..Gale warning in effect.. Gales southwest 35 knots diminishing to southwest wind 30 this morning and to 25 this afternoon. Wind further diminishing to 20 after midnight. Fair. Waves near 3 metres lowering to near 2 late this afternoon. Outlook..Strong southwesterlies diminishing to light then backing to southerlies. Lake Ontario. ..Gale warning in effect.. Gales west 35 knots diminishing to west wind 30 this morning and to 25 this afternoon. Wind further diminishing to 20 after midnight. Fair. Waves 3 to 4 metres lowering to 2 to 3 late this afternoon and to 1 to 2 this evening. Outlook..Strong westerlies diminishing to light and variable. Kingston to Cornwall. Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to 15 near noon and to 10 this afternoon. Fair. Outlook..Light southwesterlies becoming variable. End Synopsis. At 3.00 AM today..Broad 1034 MB high over South Carolina with east to west ridge average pressure 1028 MB through high. 990 MB low over northern Québec with trough average pressure 1002 MB extending southwest to 1005 MB low over South Dakota. By 3.00 PM Monday..Broad 1034 MB high over western North Carolina. Trough average pressure 1021 MB extending from southern Québec through Sault Ste Marie to western Lake Superior. 1031 MB high over Northern Ontario with east to west ridge average pressure 1024 MB through high. MAFOR 1008. Superior west..11610 12800 11110 11120 13220 waves 1 metre or less building to 1 to 2 this evening Superior east..12610 11800 11200 14210 waves 1 metre or less Whitefish..12510 12500 14300 waves less than 1 metre Huron north/Georgian north..12520 13510 13516 waves 1 to 2 metres lowering to 1 or less this afternoon Huron south/Georgian south..11540 13530 11520 13526 waves 2 to 3 metres lowering to 1 to 2 this morning St Clair..14530 13520 11510 waves near 1 metre lowering to less than 1 this evening Erie west..14530 13520 11510 waves 2 to 3 metres lowering to 1 to 2 late this afternoon Erie east..Gale warning in effect..12550 12540 13530 11520 waves near 3 metres lowering to near 2 late this afternoon Ontario..Gale warning in effect..12550 12540 13530 11520 waves 3 to 4 metres lowering to 2 to 3 late this afternoon and to 1 to 2 this evening Kingston to Cornwall..13520 11510 14500 END/DR/YGM
Created: 2002-12-31
Modified: 2004-07-13
Reviewed: 2002-12-31
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