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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
858 PM CDT Wed May 8 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 will be replaced by weak high pressure of 29.9
inches over Lake Michigan on Thursday and Thursday night. There
should be extensive cloud cover with areas of light rain during
this time. The bigger weather element will be gusty winds over
Lake Michigan on Thursday with increasing wave heights. Steady
northeast winds to 20 kts and some higher gusts will be common
until they subside late Thursday night.

Friday should be dry before the next low pressure system moves
into the Great Lakes Friday night with increasing winds and
another chance for rain.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-090930-
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-
858 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast
and gusty late. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance
of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 2 to
4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-090930-
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-
858 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt.
Showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-090930-
MAFOR 0904/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14120 12130 11830 11810. A chance of showers
Thursday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3
feet building to 2 to 4 feet Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13130 12136 12836 11820. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Thursday.
Waves 3 to 5 feet Thursday evening.

$$

KPL

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