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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
316 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 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...

Northerly winds and higher waves will continue to gradually ease
today as high pressure of 30.2 inches slides through the area.
Winds will then pick back up out of the southwest tonight into
early Saturday ahead of low pressure of 29.2 inches that will pass
by just north of Lake Superior. Winds will become northwest by
Saturday night behind the associated cold front, remaining north
to northwest and breezy into early next week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-151600-
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-
316 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt backing to southwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt.
Slight chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of rain in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to
30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow in the
morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north. Chance
of snow. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-151600-
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-
316 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

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

$$

LMZ761-151600-
MAFOR 1510/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12820 11710 11510 11410 11420 12530. Waves 2 to 4
feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less
building to 3 to 5 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12820 12810 11610 11410 12520. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2
to 4 feet tonight.

$$


DDV

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