SXUS41 KBTV 240815 RECBTV NYZ028>031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-242315- RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 415 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 .THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN OPEN WATERS FORECAST... .TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY 2 TO 4 MILES. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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 96.58 FEET...AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 71 DEGREES. && .THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... .TODAY...CLOUDY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH. .TONIGHT...CLOUDY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ 49