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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
848 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 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...
Modest northerly winds over southern Lake Michigan this evening
will veer easterly by the overnight as high pressure moves from
the western Great Lakes toward the eastern Great Lakes. Light
southeast winds will then prevail over the entire lake Saturday
and Saturday evening, followed by increasing winds late Saturday
night. Breezy south winds are then expected Sunday as low pressure
around 29.5 inches moves from the Great Plains into Minnesota.
After Sunday, modest southerly winds will prevail at least into
the middle of the new week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-150930-
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 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to east.
Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt late in the evening, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight increasing to 30 kt late. Chance of showers overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely in the morning,
then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
chance of showers overnight. 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 increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-150930-
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 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt veering to east. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to
30 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers in the morning.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-150930-
MAFOR 1504/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11110 11210 12310 11410 13310. Waves 2 feet or
less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11120 12220 11320 12310 11220 11320. Waves 1 to 3
feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday and Saturday
evening.

$$


Gehring

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