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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
846 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 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...

Light south winds will continue to turn easterly to northeasterly
overnight as low pressure of 29.5 inches over the lower
Mississippi River Valley continues to move northeastward towards
the Great Lakes region. The low will deepen to 29.1 inches and
track southeast of Lake Michigan towards Lake Erie by Thursday
evening and will continue to turn winds northerly to
northwesterly throughout the day on Thursday. The tightened
pressure gradient associated with the low brings the possibility
of gale force winds to primarily the northern and eastern portions
of Lake Michigan. As such, a gale watch is currently in effect Thursday
evening through Friday evening. The low will continue into Quebec
by Friday evening, allowing for winds to decelerate across the
lake overnight Friday into Saturday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-110945-
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-
846 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast
10 to 15 kt after midnight, then becoming east late. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to 15 kt
late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt early in the
afternoon increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Slight chance of rain
showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest gales
to 40 kt. Rain showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 45 kt. Rain showers likely in the
morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-110945-
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-
846 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast.
Slight chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north to 30 kt
late in the morning, then increasing to gales to 35 kt early in
the afternoon becoming north gales to 35 kt late. Chance of rain
showers in the morning, then rain showers likely in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest gales
to 40 kt. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain
showers likely overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 40 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding
to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt backing to south. Waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-110945-
MAFOR 1104/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11410 11300 11200 11110 11120 11130 11836 11846.
Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to
2 to 4 feet Thursday. Waves 3 to 6 feet Thursday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11210 11110 11120 11136 12856 11850 11750. Waves 2
feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet
Thursday. Waves 5 to 9 feet Thursday evening.

$$


Falkinham

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