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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
234 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 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...

Gusty west winds are expected for the next several days, as low
pressure of 29.2 inches very slowly translates eastward across
northern Ontario. Winds will be strongest today, with a very
gradual reduction in speed through Saturday. Winds then are
expected to turn more northerly on Sunday, as another cold front
sweeps through the region. High pressure of 30.0 inches will move
through on Monday, with winds taking on a more southerly direction
on Tuesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-061530-
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-
234 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west to 30 kt.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-061530-
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-
234 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers in the
evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-061530-
MAFOR 0610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11520 11630 11640 14630 11630. A chance of showers
this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11620 11630 11640 14630 11630. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet tonight.

$$


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