Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
060 FZUS63 KMKX 251403 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 903 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 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... Showers and thunderstorms will gradually shift east of the southern end of Lake Michigan by midday. Gusty southwest winds will become lighter and veer to the west this afternoon, as a cold front moves across the lake. There are some chances for showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon into tonight across far southern portions of the lake, as the cold front pushes through. Winds will shift to the north later tonight into Wednesday, becoming gusty at times. Lighter winds return Wednesday night into Thursday night, as high pressure around 30.0 inches shifts across the region. Increasing south winds are then forecast for Friday, becoming southwest to west on Saturday, as a cold front moves through the region. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase during this period. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-252130- 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- 903 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid morning. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-252130- 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- 903 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt early this afternoon, then becoming west 10 to 20 kt late. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid morning. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft. $$ LMZ761-252130- MAFOR 2516/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12530 11620 11610 11710 12810 11820. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Wednesday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11530 11620 14610 11710 11820. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Wednesday morning. $$ Wood Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes