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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
303 AM 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 northerly winds will become easterly this evening and
increase through the night as low pressure of 29.2 inches
approaches from the Central Plains. The low will reach central
Lake Michigan Wednesday evening with a central pressure around
29.5 inches. Stronger easterly winds are expected Tuesday
afternoon and night, with the potential for gale force gusts up to
35 kt in the central and northern parts of the lake. Winds will
become westerly with gusts up to 30 kt Wednesday night into
Thursday behind the departing low. We are holding off issuing a
gale watch due to low confidence in the strength of the low as it
reaches the Upper Great Lakes.

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-151530-
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-
303 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.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 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East gales to 35 kt becoming southeast. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-151530-
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-
303 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late this morning, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt early this
afternoon and becoming north late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.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 gales to 35 kt. Rain showers. Waves 7 to 10
ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...East gales to 35 kt becoming southeast. Rain
showers. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast gales to 35 kt veering to northwest
15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally
to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-151530-
MAFOR 1510/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12700 11710 11810 14110. Waves 2 feet or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11110 11810 11800 14110 11220. Waves 2 feet or
less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

$$


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