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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:09 pm 
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WARNING, you will not find better Lake Michigan conditions so take advantage, blow off work, call in sick, take a vacation day or just plain disappear !!!!
South / south east winds mean a big glassy pond is calling your boat !! I may be a rookie boater, but I've quickly learned to take advantage of the big lake when it gets like this.


Holland To Grand Haven Mi-
Rest Of Today
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Whitehall To Pentwater Mi-
Rest Of Today
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
Tonight
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
Friday
South winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

South Haven To Holland Mi-
Rest Of Today
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday Night
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.


St Joseph To South Haven Mi-
Rest Of Today
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tonight
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday
South winds around 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
Friday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Pentwater To Manistee Mi-
Rest Of Today
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
Tonight
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
Friday
South winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves around 1 foot

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:21 pm 
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Been there, Done that after work yesterday......

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:00 pm 
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Lake Michigan - Unsalted

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Location: Comstock Park / Grand Haven (Barretts)
On my way in 2 hours. Off tomorrow.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:10 pm 
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Location: NW Indiana
Same forecast here too! The wife is picking up stuff right now for dinner at the beach tonight! :D

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:46 am 
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Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
I'm in.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:33 am 
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No go for us this entire weekend :twisted:. Party tomorrow will keep us away from the boat and then we are heading to the Tigers game on Sunday for Father's Day. I am good with missing the boat for a Tigers game...a party, not so much.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:17 am 
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Location: Metro Detroit/Holland MI
We're not at the boat this weekend either. But then the weekend after and the whole week for July 4th. Hope the weather holds for then.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:22 pm 
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I hope the West Michigan boaters got out, in case you didn't here are a few pictures. It was really very, very nice out there !!!!!!!!

Between St. Joe and South Haven, felt like I owned Lake Michigan, as there was no one out.

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Our dog Pearl, trying out the new swimplatform:
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By mark_t_fourwinns at 2012-06-18

Big lake was just a ripple

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Chicago is just south west of here about 60 miles from where this picture was taken. Found a great spot, water was only 3 feet deep or less all the way to the boat. Not your typical 3 foot sandbar then 6 foot deep closer to the beach.

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What a killer evening
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:22 pm 
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It was definitely calmer there than north in West Michigan. Great pics, and I love your Westie. Reminds me of ours we had for 6 years.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:56 pm 
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Saturday was hit and miss. We would have bright sunshine one minute and a storm the next.
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We were enjoying the rain while at the beach and found it to be a perfect opportunity for a nap. We toughed it out at the beach till we saw the big one coming after this one on the radar.
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Sunday was perfect all day!!
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A nice sunset to end the weekend!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:24 pm 
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Looks like we got caught playing hooky from work today...... glad the boss was with us.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:49 pm 
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Charlevoix to Traverse City on Saturday. :D
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Woke up to a beautiful Sunday morning!
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