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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
251 AM CDT Thu May 23 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...

High pressure around 29.9 inches will drift across the Great Lakes
today. Light to modest westerly winds will prevail over the
entire lake. Winds will become east-southeast on Friday as a low
pressure trough around 29.5 inches approaches from Wisconsin.
Thunderstorms are likely along this trough Friday afternoon and
night. Winds will shift to the west in the wake of the trough
Saturday morning and high pressure around 29.9 inches will
overspread the Lake Michigan. Low pressure around 29.3 inches
will slide across the Midwest Sunday and across Lower Michigan
Monday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-231515-
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-
251 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the evening, then veering to northeast 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south.
Showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-231515-
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-
251 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ761-231515-
MAFOR 2310/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14520 11520 11510 11600 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12510 12420 11320 11310 12300. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$


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