Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
048 FZUS63 KMKX 100207 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 907 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 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 north winds will continue into the early morning hours due to a tighter pressure gradient between high pressure of 30.3 inches centered in the far Northern Plains and low pressure of 29.3 inches centered just east of James Bay. Northerly winds will remain ease slightly tomorrow morning, but remain breezy through the day between these two systems, as they slowly shift eastward. Lighter winds are likely Monday night into Tuesday as the high moves through the area, with southerly winds picking up later Tuesday into Wednesday on the back side of the departing high. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-100915- 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- 907 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-100915- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 907 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-100915- MAFOR 1004/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12830 11820 13830 11820 11810. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday evening. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11840 11830 11820 14830 11820. Waves 3 to 6 feet. $$ CMiller Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes