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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
845 AM CDT Tue May 28 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 29.2 inches over central Ontario will continue to
slide northeast as high pressure around 30.2 inches nudges into
Great Plains today. Wedged between the two features, breezy
northwest winds will remain elevated through this evening over the
open waters. West to northwest flow will shift to northerly with
winds gradually weakening over time as the high pressure around
30.2 inches builds into the region on Wednesday. The high will
hold strong into the early weekend with light to modest north
winds from Wednesday through at least Friday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-282115-
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-
845 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to
3 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 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-282115-
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-
845 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-282115-
MAFOR 2816/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11710 12720 11810 13820 11120. Waves 2 feet or
less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Wednesday
morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12710 12810 14820. A chance of showers this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2
to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

$$


Quigley

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