Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
911 FZUS63 KMKX 020149 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 849 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON Lake Michigan. Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will occasionally be encountered. .SYNOPSIS... Areas of dense fog will occur at times for the south half of the lake tonight into Sunday morning. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect into Sunday morning. Winds will remain light and variable through Sunday night as weak high pressure moves across Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon and evening. Winds will then turn out of the south late Sunday night into Monday as a 29.5 inch low pressure area tracks from the northern Great Plains into Canada. Southerly winds will continue through Tuesday night as a second area of a 29.3 inch low pressure forms over central Canada. A cold front will cross the open waters on Wednesday, resulting in a west to northwest wind shift through the second half of the upcoming week. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast from Monday through Wednesday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-020930- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and north of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5 NM offshore- Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI- Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 849 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Patchy fog. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-020930- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 849 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...Variable winds to 10 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt late. Scattered showers through early evening. Areas of dense fog. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east less than 10 kt late in the evening, then becoming southeast after midnight increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-020930- MAFOR 0204/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11410 11600 11700 11800 19804 11810 11710 11800 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11114 19116 11714 12810 19814 13810 11100. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ Gehring Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes