SXUS41 KBTV 171855 RECBTV NYZ028>031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-180915- RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 255 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN OPEN WATERS FORECAST... .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY 5 MILES IN RAIN. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. WINDS AND WAVES MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAKE LEVEL AT THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK IN BURLINGTON WAS 96.18 FEET...AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES. THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR FRIDAY WILL BE A 6. THIS IS IN THE HIGH CATEGORY. && .THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH... INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$