Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
505 FZUS63 KMKX 071405 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 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... Breezy west to northwest winds are expected today between low pressure of 29.4 inches near the Ontario/Quebec border and high pressure of 30.0 inches centered over Arkansas. Winds will become more southwesterly tonight, as a front approaches from the northwest. Although surface winds and wave heights will drop later tonight into Saturday morning, the winds will gradually become more northerly later on Saturday. Rain will also move in by Saturday afternoon, continuing into the evening hours. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-072130- 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- 905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt late. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-072130- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt. Chance of sprinkles overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-072130- MAFOR 0716/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12630 11620 13610 11600 11616. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Saturday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12730 11620 11610 12600 11500 11410. A chance of showers Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday morning. $$ KPL Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes