Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
968 FZUS63 KMKX 111943 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 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... South to southeast winds will continue today into Wednesday morning, as high pressure around 30.0 inches moves to the southeast of the region. Increasing southwest winds are expected Thursday, ahead of an approaching cold front. Winds will shift to the northwest and north behind the front Thursday night. North to northwest winds will remain Friday as high pressure around 30.2 inches moves into the region. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-120315- 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- 243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Slight chance of showers this evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-120315- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Slight chance of showers this evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ761-120315- MAFOR 1122/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11420 14430 12520 11420. Waves 1 to 3 feet. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11320 13420 11430 11530 12410. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ Patterson Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes