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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 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...

Watching a complex of thunderstorms across eastern IA as they
push east-northeast toward Lake Michigan. This complex of storms
can bring strong to severe winds and a sudden wind shift with it.
Will move through southern half of Lake Michigan this evening.

Otherwise, will continue to see south winds with gusts around
25-30 knots through the afternoon as low pressure around 29.4
inches over southern Manitoba approaches the region and high
pressure around 30.2 inches sits over New England. Another area
of low pressure will approach from the Plains on Monday and
Tuesday. Breezy south winds will continue over Lake Michigan with
gusts approaching 30 knots. A cold front will then slowly move
southward across the lake either Wednesday or Thursday and stall
into Friday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-170315-
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-
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt backing to
northeast 5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

LMZ669-671-870-872-170315-
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 Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI TO
GRAND HAVEN MI...

.TONIGHT...South winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-874-876-878-170315-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph 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-
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO ST. JOSEPH MI SOUTH TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
TO CHARLEVOIX MI...

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ673-675-777-779-170315-
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-
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

NORTH POINT LIGHT WI TO GRAND HAVEN MI SOUTH...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 424 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt backing to east 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-170315-
MAFOR 1622/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11440 12430 11530 14420. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11440
11430 15420. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4
feet Monday.

$$


Wagner

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