Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
282 FZUS63 KMKX 300801 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 301 AM CDT Thu May 30 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 are expected today as high pressure around 30.3 inches meanders over Lake Michigan. Then the high pressure will gradually slide east Friday and winds begin to pick up and turn more southerly through the day. For southern half of the Lake, winds briefly shift to the east Saturday as a weak low pressure around 29.8 inches tracks south of Lake Michigan. However, southerly winds will return and persist through the remainder of the weekend. Otherwise, there will be periods of showers and thunderstorms Saturday and then Monday through Wednesday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-301530- 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- 301 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt backing to west. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-301530- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 301 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northwest 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-301530- MAFOR 3010/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12800 11700 12610 13400. Waves 1 foot or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12100 11800 11810 11800 11100 11200 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. $$ Wagner Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes