Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
572 FZUS63 KMKX 201403 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 903 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 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 29.3 inches over northern Manitoba will gradually lift into the Hudson Bay today. Its trailing cold front over eastern WI will move across Lake Michigan this evening. Thus light to modest southerly winds today will turn westerly this evening into the overnight. Weak high pressure will then move across the lake on Saturday with light and variable winds in the morning becoming southerly in the afternoon and evening. A Canadian cold front will then move across the lake Sunday morning with winds shifting to modest northerly for the afternoon, continuing into early next week. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-202130- 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 Fri Sep 20 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt veering to west 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to south 10 to 15 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-202130- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 903 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southeast 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-202130- MAFOR 2016/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12420 11410 12510 11600 12700 19704. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11520 12410 11500 12600 12700. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Saturday morning. $$ Gehring Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes