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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
926 PM CDT Sun May 26 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...

Low pressure of 29.4 inches over east central Wisconsin will
slowly move across central Lake Michigan tonight then across
northern lower Michigan and Lake Huron on Monday. Breezy east to
northeast winds will continue tonight across the northern portion
of the lake with westerly winds across the south half. As the low
moves away, the winds will become northwest for the entire lake
by Monday afternoon. West to northwest flow will persist into
mid week, with winds gradually weakening over time as high
pressure around 30.2 inches eventually builds into the region.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270915-
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-
926 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East to northeast winds to 30 kt diminishing
to 15 to 25 kt. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late this
evening, then numerous showers with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8
ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to 30 kt.
Patchy fog. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270915-
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-
926 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt veering to west 10 to
20 kt. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late
this evening, then isolated showers overnight. Patchy fog
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Patchy fog
in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-270915-
MAFOR 2704/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12236 11136 11830 19836 11736 11740 19746 11730
19736 11730. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight
and Monday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11430 19436 11520 14630 11730 11620. Waves 1 to 3
feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Monday.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday evening.

$$


Gehring

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