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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
253 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...

High pressure of 30.1 inches with variable light winds will turn
more easterly through this evening and overnight. 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 30.05 high pressure moves into the area. Sunday will
start on the breezy side before the winds slowly subside heading
into the afternoon and evening.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-040330-
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-
253 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.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.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-040330-
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 Fri May 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.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 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 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.

$$

LMZ761-040330-
MAFOR 0322/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12410 11400 12300 11310 12320. Waves 2 feet or
less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12110 11100 12210 13310. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

$$


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