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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
253 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 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...

Breezy southeast winds are expected today into tonight as low
pressure of 29.2 inches lifts from the Central Plains into
Minnesota. Winds will remain elevated Saturday from the south as
the low continues to lift northward west of the area. Winds will
then flip to northerly from the north Saturday night through at
least central portions of the lake, with a frontal boundary likely
remaining draped across the southern lake on Sunday. Winds will
be southerly south of the front and east to northeast north of
the front. Multiple rounds of showers and storms are expected this
evening through the weekend.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-261530-
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 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt veering to northwest
10 to 20 kt overnight. Rain showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds to 30 kt becoming southeast gales to
35 kt. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to
4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-261530-
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 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain showers this
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt.
Rain showers likely with slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then rain showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Rain
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to
5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-261530-
MAFOR 2610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14330 11330 13346. A chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14330 11336 12346 11446. A chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4
to 7 feet tonight.

$$

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