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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
253 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 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...

Areas of dense fog are expected across the northern half of the
Lake into late this evening as southeasterly winds continue. As
winds shift southwesterly, expect fog to dissipate.

Low pressure of 29.7 inches continues to lift toward Lake Superior
from northwestern Wisconsin tonight, with winds shifting to
southwesterly and weakening as low pressure begins to fill. Expect
southwesterly winds to continue through Tuesday, shifting to
southeasterly and increasing Tuesday night as low pressure of 29.5
inches approaches the area from the northern Great Plains. A few
thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night across the southern half
of the lake. Winds shift back to southwesterly and diminish into
Wednesday afternoon as low pressure lifts northward.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-868-300330-
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 Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
253 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt
late this evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt overnight.
Chance of rain showers this evening. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2
to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast.
Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ567-300330-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
253 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH TO SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER
MI...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to north.
Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south
15 to 25 kt. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-300330-
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-
253 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt backing to northeast
10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-300330-
MAFOR 2922/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11330 91334 11430 91434 15510. A chance of showers
this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight.
Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11520 11510 14610 11510 11410. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday.

$$


MH

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