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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
321 AM 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...

Winds will become south to southeast today, as high pressure
around 30.0 inches moves to the southeast of the region. South to
southwest winds will then linger tonight into Wednesday.
Increasing southwest winds are expected for Thursday, ahead of an
approaching cold front. Winds will shift to the northwest and
north behind the front Thursday night into Friday, with high
pressure around 30.2 inches moving into the region.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-111515-
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-
321 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds less than 10 kt becoming south late this
morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon
becoming south 10 to 20 kt late. Slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers in
the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 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 increasing to 30 kt.
Chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-111515-
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-
321 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...North winds less than 10 kt backing to southwest late
this morning, then becoming south early this afternoon becoming
south 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of showers in the evening, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-111515-
MAFOR 1110/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11200 11400 13410 13420. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11800 11500 15410. Waves 2 feet or less today.
Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

$$
Wood

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