Super Typhoon Bavi to Impact Guam and the Mariana Islands; Excessive Rainfall and Flooding Threat in the Mid-Atlantic

Catastrophic Super Typhoon Bavi's eyewall has reached Rota and is expected to bring dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge to Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue to bring a flooding threat from coastal Mid-Atlantic to southern New England through Monday. Read More >

Effective Wednesday, September 19th, 2018, the preparation of the Open Lake Forecast for Lake Michigan will transfer from Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Chicago/Romeoville to WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan. The Open Lake Forecast for Lake Michigan will not change, only the issuing office and the WMO header.

The current identification header for the Open Lake Forecast for Lake Michigan is CHIGLFLM and WMO header FZUS63 KLOT. The new identification header for the Open Lake Forecast for Lake Michigan will be MKEGLFLM and WMO header FZUS63 KMKX.

Along with this change, long-fuse marine watches, warnings and advisories for the Lake Michigan Open Waters will transfer from WFO Chicago/Romeoville to WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan.

Also, the Hazardous Weather Outlook for the open waters zones on Lake Michigan will transfer to WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan. No new products will be created with these changes, but users will need to monitor the Marine Weather Warning and Hazardous Weather Outlook products from WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan to continue receiving forecast information for the Lake Michigan open waters.

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The official National Weather Service change notice is located here.

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Super Typhoon Bavi to Impact Guam and the Mariana Islands; Excessive Rainfall and Flooding Threat in the Mid-Atlantic

Transfer of Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast Responsibility - Delayed Until Wednesday 9/19