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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
905 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 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...

Low pressure around 29.5 inches will move from the northern
Plains into northwestern Ontario today. Gusty south winds are
expected today and tonight. Winds will then gradually ease early
Wednesday morning, and lighter southwesterly winds are then
expected through Wednesday, as the low continues to move into
Hudson Bay. A cold front will slowly push southward across the
lake Wednesday night into Thursday, shifting winds to the
northeast.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-182130-
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-
905 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering 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. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-182130-
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-
905 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms through mid
morning. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers in the evening, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-182130-
MAFOR 1816/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13440 12430 11440 11430 11530. A chance of showers
Wednesday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet this
afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13440 13430 12420. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3
to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4
feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

$$
Wood

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