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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
200 PM CDT Thu May 16 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 29.6 inches will lift north of Lake Superior and
dissipate through Friday. It will drag and occluded front over the
lake this evening, bringing scattered shower and thunderstorm
activity. Modestly breezy Southerly winds this afternoon will ease
and become southwesterly overnight and then light and variable by
dawn on Friday. Areas of marine dense fog may develop overnight,
then linger into the post dawn hours on Friday before dissipating.

Light and variable winds will then persist through Friday as a
broad area of high pressure settles over the lake. Light southerly
winds will then return Saturday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-170315-
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-
200 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt late. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms this evening. Patchy dense fog overnight. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Areas
of dense fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-170315-
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-
200 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Areas of fog
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northeast 10 to
15 kt. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast
10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-170315-
MAFOR 1622/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11320 11310 11410 11504 12604 12510. A chance of
showers early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12420 12510 11604 11700 11800 11810. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


CMiller

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