Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
403 FZUS63 KMKX 300150 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 850 PM CDT Wed May 29 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... Winds will weaken overnight into Thursday as high pressure of 30.2 inches settles over Lake Michigan. Look for increasing southerly winds later Friday into the weekend as a low pressure trough approaches from the Northern Great Plains. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are looking more likely Saturday and Monday through Wednesday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-300915- 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- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 850 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt backing to west 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-300915- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 850 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to west 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-300915- MAFOR 3004/ MICHIGAN NORTH 14800 11710 11610 11600 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11810 11800 11110 11100 12810 11800 11100. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday and Thursday evening. $$ Gehring Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes