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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
845 AM CDT Thu May 2 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 over the Central Plains will lift to
central Wisconsin by mid evening, continuing northward tonight.
East winds are expected ahead of a warm front today, becoming
southerly behind the front this evening into early tonight, and
then westerly by early Friday. Areas of fog will be possible
tonight into early Friday as higher dewpoints advect through the
area over the colder waters of Lake Michigan.

Lighter winds are expected Friday under high pressure of 30.0
inches. Winds will then likely be 15 knots or less through the
upcoming weekend, with high pressure in place much of the time.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-022115-
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 Thu May 2 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of rain showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt veering to south 10 to
20 kt. Rain showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy
fog overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-022115-
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 Thu May 2 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt. Rain showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy
fog overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northeast.
Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of showers in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-022115-
MAFOR 0216/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11110 11120 11130 11236 11336 11426 11520 11510. A
chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 feet or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13220 11316 11426 11416 11510 11610. A chance of
thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


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