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NWS Burlington Lake Champlain Forecast Page
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RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
246 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN OPEN WATERS FORECAST...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES...DECREASING TO
2 TO 4 MILES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. 
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VISIBILITY GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED. 

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 96.70 FEET...AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR FRIDAY WILL BE A 8. THIS IS IN THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY.
Official Lake Champlain Graphical Forecast

*** Lake Champlain Forecast Available May 1st to December 31st


Current Marine Data

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Lake Champlain Models

 WRF/GLERL Lake Champlain Wind & Wave Model

Disclaimer: The data and information that is contained in these WRF/GLERL wind and wave forecasts should be considered for informational and planning purposes only. It does not represent the official Lake Champlain Recreational Forecast, nor does it constitute an endorsement by the National Weather Service as an accurate representation of true wind and wave behavior on the lake.
Current Lake Champlain Readings

Lake data for 7/24/2008 from King St. Ferry dock
Level: 96.76 ft. Temp: 70 F


USGS Gage at Rouse's Pt NY (near real-time)
USGS Gage at Burlington VT (near real-time)
USGS Gage north of Whitehall NY (near real-time)

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Colchester Reef Climatology

Monthly Summary's

Averages & Extremes

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Records


Data courtesy of Vermont Monitoring Cooperative

Other Lake Champlain Information

Dates of Lake Champlain closing
Lake Champlain Basin Facts
Lake Champlain Lake Level Climatology

Graphs of Lake Champlain Temperatures and Levels
Graphs updated daily
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60 Day Plot60 Day Plot

Lake Champlain Nautical Charts

Riviere Richelieu to South Hero Island
Cumberland Head to Four Brothers Islands
Four Brothers Islands to Barber Point
Barber Point to Whitehall
Burlington Harbor


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