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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
301 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 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...

An area of low pressure over southern Alberta to the northern
Great Plains deepens to around 29.2 inches today, then drifts
northeastward into Ontario through Wednesday. Southerly winds
develop today, continuing though Tuesday night. Then a cold front
crosses Lake Michigan Wednesday, causing winds to veer westerly.
Westerly winds look to continue through the end of the week as the
meandering low over south- central Canada weakens to around 29.4
inches.

Expect periods of showers and thunderstorms from Monday afternoon
through Wednesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-031530-
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 Mon Jun 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog in the morning.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-031530-
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 Mon Jun 3 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Patchy fog this morning. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. 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. Chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-031530-
MAFOR 0310/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11400 13420 11320 13310. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11300 11320 11420 12320 13410. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$


Sheppard

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