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RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
331 AM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

.THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN FORECAST...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET...BECOMING NEARLY
CALM IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAKE LEVEL AT THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK IN BURLINGTON
WAS 96.61 FEET...AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 38 DEGREES.

EARLY IN THE BOATING SEASON...WATER TEMPERATURES ON RIVERS...PONDS AND
LAKES REMAIN RATHER COLD. IMMERSION IN COLD WATER CAN BE LIFE THREATENING
VERY QUICKLY DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA AND THE BODIES INABILITY TO WORK
EFFICIENTLY IN THE COLD WATER. THEREFORE...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CONSIDER
POSTPONING SMALL CRAFT BOATING ACTIVITIES UNTIL WATER TEMPERATURES BECOME
WARMER. HOWEVER...IF YOU CHOOSE TO VENTURE OUT...WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED
COLD WATER PROTECTIVE GEAR...INCLUDING A LIFE JACKET...IN THE EVENT OF AN
ACCIDENT.

&&

.THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...

.TODAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MID TEENS. 
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.
WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MID TEENS. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH...
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

$$

LAHIFF

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