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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
851 PM CDT Wed Sep 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...

Light winds and increasing humidity may lead to patchy fog across
the northern third of the lake late tonight into early Thursday
morning. High pressure around 30.2 inches over New England will
gradually weaken and drift east on Thursday, with low pressure
over the Plains strengthening to 29.2 inches. This will produce
south- southeast winds Thursday into Friday. A weak front will
push southeastward across the open waters Thursday night into
Friday, bringing showers and isolated thunderstorms. Drier
conditions are expected Saturday before another area of low
pressure around 29.6 inches begins to push into the Great Lakes
region early next week, with winds becoming generally easterly
ahead of this system. As low pressure approaches, additional
shower and thunderstorm chances develop. More westerly winds are
expected behind the system.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-190915-
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-
851 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves
1 ft or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt,
then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south.
Chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-190915-
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-
851 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south
10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the
morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northwest.
Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-190915-
MAFOR 1904/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12300 11400 19404 11410 19414 13410 11310. Waves 2
feet or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11200 12310 11400 12410 12310. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$


MH

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