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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
525 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

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015-016-024-025-110930-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
425 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 /525 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH
INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS. IF SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY DEVELOPS...WIND FIELDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION AND STRENGTHENS RAPIDLY.

AT THIS TIME THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE OVER
NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. IF ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS DO
DEVELOP WIND FIELDS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. THESE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX

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LMZ043-046-061-110930-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI OUT TO MID LAKE-
525 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RARE MID MAY GALE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO LAKE MICHIGAN. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BECOME
NORTHWEST LATE. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. WIND AND WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE SOME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BUT
CONDITIONS MAY STILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. THESE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAM_AREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP

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