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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
848 AM 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...

A cold front and associated trough of low pressure averaging 29.5
inches will sweep across the lake this morning, and winds will
become westerly behind it. A secondary cold front will move
across the lake tonight, with gusty westerly winds developing
Thursday.

A large area of low pressure of 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.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060330-
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-
848 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 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. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 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.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060330-
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-
848 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 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...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 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.

$$

LMZ761-060330-
MAFOR 0522/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13520 14630 11630. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11510 11520 11620 14630 11630. A chance of showers
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves
2 to 4 feet Thursday.

$$


Cronce

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