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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
244 AM CDT Sat Mar 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 around 29.3 inches will traverse southern Ontario
today. As it approaches, southwest winds will accelerate across
the lake this morning. Winds then turn west to northwesterly as a
cold front slides across Lake Michigan this afternoon and
evening. Breezy northwesterly winds will linger through the
remainder of the weekend and into the start of next week as high
pressure around 30.4 inches builds over the Great Plains.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-161515-
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-
244 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Slight chance of
rain showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of rain and
snow showers in the evening, then slight chance of snow showers
overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to
30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-161515-
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-
244 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow
showers overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building
to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally
to 13 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ761-161515-
MAFOR 1610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12540 12640 11730 13740. A chance of rain showers
this morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet today building to 4 to 7 feet
tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12540 13640 13740. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4
to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet tonight.

$$


Sheppard

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