Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
699 FZUS63 KMKX 180853 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 353 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... Modest southerly winds will prevail through tonight. Low pressure around 29.5 inches lifting from the northern Plains into northwestern Ontario today will then produce gusty southerly winds during the post dawn hours this morning and will continue into tonight. Winds will then gradually ease early Wednesday morning, and lighter southwesterly winds are then expected through Wednesday as the low continues to lift into the Hudson Bay. A cold front will slowly push southward across the lake Wednesday night into Thursday, shifting winds northeasterly. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-181530- 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- 353 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .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. 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 20 kt veering to northeast 5 to 10 kt overnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 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. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-181530- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 353 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-181530- MAFOR 1810/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12430 13440 12430 11440. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12430 13440 13430. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ CMiller Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes