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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
822 PM CDT Fri May 3 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 east winds will prevail tonight as low pressure of 29.8
inches approaches Iowa. Moisture will increase heading into
tomorrow ahead of a frontal passage tomorrow afternoon. Some
showers and storms are possible in the afternoon with the passage
of the front. Following the cold front, winds will turn westerly
and could become breezy Saturday night into Sunday as a 30.1 high
pressure moves into Minnesota. On Sunday wind will weaken as the
high moves over the lake, then they will become easterly Monday
as the high pressure departs.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-040930-
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-
822 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest
10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance
of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-040930-
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-
822 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north 10 to
20 kt. Showers likely in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-040930-
MAFOR 0404/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11400 12300 11310 12320 11410 11516. Waves 1 foot
or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 feet or
less Saturday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11100 12210 14310 11516. Waves 1 foot or less
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 feet or less
Saturday evening.

$$


Marquardt

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