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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 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 west to northwest winds are expected today between low
pressure of 29.4 inches near the Ontario/Quebec border and high
pressure of 30.0 inches centered over Arkansas. Winds will become
more southwesterly tonight, as a front approaches from the
northwest. Although surface winds and wave heights will drop later
tonight into Saturday morning, the winds will gradually become
more northerly later on Saturday. Rain will also move in by
Saturday afternoon, continuing into the evening hours.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-072130-
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-
905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt,
then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt late. Showers likely. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-072130-
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-
905 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt.
Chance of sprinkles overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest
10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-072130-
MAFOR 0716/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12630 11620 13610 11600 11616. Waves 1 to 3 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Saturday
morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12730 11620 11610 12600 11500 11410. A chance of
showers Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4
feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday morning.

$$

KPL

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