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

Light and variable winds will become east to northeast over all
of the open lake by late afternoon. Easterly winds will then
develop and increase late tonight into Tuesday morning over the
south half of the lake as low pressure of 29.2 inches approaches
from the Central Plains. Brisk easterly winds are expected by
Tuesday evening with a potential for gales over much of the lake
into Wednesday. A Gale Watch is now in effect for this period.

The low will slowly move across central Wisconsin on Wednesday
reaching northern or central Lake Michigan Wednesday evening with
a central pressure around 29.5 inches. The brisk southeast winds
over the southern half of the lake will shift southwesterly
Wednesday afternoon, while brisk and possible easterly gales will
continue across the far northern portion of the lake. The winds
will finally turn westerly but much weaker for late Wednesday
night over the far north. Light to modest westerly winds Thursday
morning will then turn southwest for the afternoon across the
entire lake.

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-160315-
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-
234 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East gales to 40 kt becoming southeast gales to
35 kt. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally
to 18 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south 15 to 25 kt.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ364-366-563-565-567-868-160315-
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-
234 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO CHARLEVOIX MI SOUTH TO SHEBOYGAN WI TO
PENTWATER MI...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt
late in the evening, then becoming east gales to 40 kt after
midnight becoming southeast gales to 35 kt late. Rain showers
likely in the evening, then rain showers overnight. Waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Rain
showers in the morning, then rain showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt veering to west. Rain
showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ261-362-160315-
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-
234 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO CHARLEVOIX MI NORTH...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this evening, then becoming north 5 to 10 kt after midnight
becoming northeast late. Waves 1 to 2 ft subsiding to nearly
calm.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
40 kt. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers
overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 40 kt. Rain showers. Waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East gales to 40 kt backing to northwest 15 to
25 kt overnight. Rain showers in the evening, then chance of rain
showers overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-160315-
MAFOR 1522/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14110 11110 11220 11120 11230. Waves 2 feet or
less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Tuesday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13110 12220 12230 11240. A chance of showers
Tuesday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet Tuesday.

$$


Gehring

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