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marine forecasts for the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes and the Ontario portion of the St. Lawrence River issued by Environment Canada at 10:30 a.M. EDT Tuesday 21 may 2013 for today tonight and Wednesday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 6:30 p.M.

Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Winds are for offshore areas. Nearshore winds may vary considerably due to shoreline effects.

Note..the strong wind warning program is active from may 01 to November 30.

Lake Superior. Strong wind warning in effect. Wind east 25 knots backing to northeast 25 near noon then diminishing to north 15 Wednesday afternoon. Wind increasing to northeast 25 Wednesday evening. Periods of rain and fog patches ending near midnight with a risk of thunderstorms.

Whitefish Bay. Wind southeast 15 knots diminishing to light this evening then becoming northwest 10 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to northeast 15 Wednesday afternoon. A few showers and fog patches ending late overnight with a risk of thunderstorms.

Northern Lake Huron. Wind southeast 15 knots veering to southwest 15 early this evening then diminishing to light late overnight. Wind becoming north 15 Wednesday evening. Chance of showers today and this evening with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers beginning Wednesday afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches dissipating Wednesday morning.

Southern Lake Huron. Wind south 10 knots increasing to southwest 15 this afternoon then diminishing to light early Wednesday morning. Wind becoming northeast 15 Wednesday evening. Chance of showers today and this evening with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers beginning Wednesday morning with a risk of thunderstorms.

Georgian Bay. Wind northeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 near noon then veering to southwest 15 early this evening. Wind diminishing to light near midnight then becoming west 15 Wednesday morning. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday afternoon. Showers and a few thunderstorms ending late overnight. Showers beginning Wednesday afternoon with risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches.

Lake St. Clair. Wind light becoming southwest 15 knots this afternoon then diminishing to light early Wednesday morning. Wind becoming southwest 15 Wednesday afternoon. A few showers late this afternoon and this evening with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers Wednesday morning and afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms.

Western Lake Erie. Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southwest 15 this afternoon then backing to south 15 Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Wednesday afternoon. Showers late this afternoon and this evening with a risk of thunderstorms. A few showers beginning early Wednesday morning with a risk of thunderstorms.

Eastern Lake Erie. Strong wind warning in effect. Wind southwest 10 knots increasing to southwest 15 early this evening then diminishing to light early Wednesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Wednesday afternoon. Showers late this afternoon and tonight with a risk of thunderstorms. A few showers beginning near noon Wednesday with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches forming this afternoon and dissipating near noon Wednesday.

Western Lake Ontario. Wind light becoming southwest 15 knots early this evening then diminishing to light near noon Wednesday. Chance of showers with risk of thunderstorms changing to showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon and ending late overnight. A few showers beginning near noon Wednesday with risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches forming near midnight.

Eastern Lake Ontario. Wind light becoming northeast 15 knots this afternoon then backing to northwest 15 this evening. Wind backing to southwest 15 late overnight then diminishing to light near noon Wednesday. Chance of showers changing to a few showers this afternoon and ending late overnight. A few showers beginning near noon Wednesday. Risk of thunderstorms today and tonight. Fog patches forming near midnight.

Kingston to Cornwall. Wind northeast 10 knots increasing to northeast 15 near noon then diminishing to south 10 late overnight. Wind veering to southwest 10 early Wednesday morning then becoming light Wednesday afternoon. Showers tonight with a risk of thunderstorms. A few showers beginning Wednesday afternoon with a risk of thunderstorms.

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