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Great Lakes Forecast
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802 FZUS63 KMKX 281953 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 253 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 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... Breezy south to souteasterlies will continue into the overnight hours as low pressure of 29.5 translates eastward overnight. Tomorrow, a pair of cold fronts will slide southeast with time, bringing the winds southwest midday, and then northwest by tomorrow evening. Gusty northwest winds are then expect Saturday night through Sunday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-290315- 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- 253 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...South winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt, then becoming north 15 to 25 kt late. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 5 to 10 kt overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-290315- 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- 253 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-290315- MAFOR 2822/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11436 11446 11436 11430 11530 11520 11510 11620. A chance of thunderstorms tonight and Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12430 11436 11430 12530 12520. A chance of thunderstorms tonight and Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday. $$ CMiller Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes