Forecast Example from 2000
- 48 hour time frame
- Individual synopsis and outlook for each Great Lake
- Increased spatial and temporal details
.SYNOPSIS FOR 48 HOURS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.4 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF
HUDSON BAY WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A
30.4 INCH RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.
AND BE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY EVENING. A
SURFACE TROUGH AVERAGING 29.8 INCHES WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY.
WEST HALF
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...
.TODAY...SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS.
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 11 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET
LATE.
.TONIGHT...WEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.SATURDAY...WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SCATTERED MORNING SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WIND 30 KNOTS OR LESS.
EAST HALF
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...
.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS
THEN BECOMING WEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO 15
FEET LATE.
.TONIGHT...WEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WIND 30 KNOTS OR LESS.
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