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The already cold weather will be reinforced by the change in wind direction, allowing temperatures to drop another 10-20 degrees or more through at least the first half of the weekend.
Modeled pneumonia front over southeastern Wisconsin, May 16, 2023; see full-size version Map showing motion of the pneumonia front of May 20–21, 2008. A pneumonia front, also known as a lake-modified synoptic scale cold front, is a rare meteorological phenomenon observed in coastal areas of Lake Michigan, in the United States, most commonly between the months of April to July.
Lake Michigan recorded wave heights of 20 to 22 feet and wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. The southern end of Lake Michigan experienced a lake level rise of 15 inches as the winds pushed water down the lake. [30] [31] Lake Huron experienced 23-foot waves and a wind gust of 74 mph was recorded at Fort Gratiot at the southern end of the lake. [32]
In 1978 it was reported that waves in the Porte des Morts passage can exceed those in Green Bay or Lake Michigan by up to 0.6 meters (two feet). [19] Water conditions begin to deteriorate in August and are worst in October and November, when lakewide wave heights of 5 to 10 feet are encountered about 35 percent of the time.
More lake effect snow is on the way, including in western Michigan where the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts snowfall Tuesday night, which will expand in coverage and intensity on ...
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Both its construction and its continued maintenance were rendered extremely hazardous by the severe weather conditions of the area. Waugoshance is at the northern end of the long fetch of "south-wester" waves on Lake Michigan; the wave action is amplified as they build upon the shoal. [12] The imposing crib structure was a first on the Great Lakes.
[4]: 10 A meteotsunami that struck Nagasaki Bay on 31 March 1979 achieved a maximum wave height of 5 meters; there were three fatalities. [4] In June 2013, a derecho off the New Jersey coast triggered a widespread meteotsunami event, where tide gauges along the East Coast, Puerto Rico and Bermuda reported "tsunami-like" conditions.