Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
588 FZUS63 KMKX 060144 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 844 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 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... Thunderstorms are possible tonight as an upper level disturbance tracks across Wisconsin and Lake Michigan. A secondary cold front will move across the lake overnight, with gusty westerly winds developing Thursday. A large area of low pressure around 29.2 inches will gradually move through southern Canada, just north of the Great Lakes, through the end of the week. Winds will remain westerly and breezy through this period. Showers will be possible at times late week as shortwaves move through the broad cyclonic flow across the region. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060915- 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- 844 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through early evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060915- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 844 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-060915- MAFOR 0604/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12520 11620 14630 11620. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers overnight. A chance of showers Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening. MICHIGAN SOUTH 13620 14630 11620. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday and Thursday evening. $$ Wagner Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes