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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
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772 FZUS63 KMKX 240804 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 304 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 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... High pressure of 29.9 inches will shift east across Lake Michigan this morning with light and variable winds expected. Modest south winds will develop this evening, becoming breezy late tonight into Tuesday morning as low pressure around 29.2 inches moves across northern Ontario. Modest westerly winds behind the low will then shift to northerly on Wednesday following the passage of a cold front. A line of thunderstorms with very gusty winds will move across Lake Michigan late tonight through Tuesday morning. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-241530- 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- 304 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TODAY...Northwest winds less than 10 kt backing to southwest late this morning, then becoming 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon becoming south late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 30 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-241530- 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- 304 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 25 kt after midnight increasing to 30 kt late. Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest late in the morning, then becoming southwest to 30 kt early in the afternoon diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ761-241530- MAFOR 2410/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11800 11600 12510 11410 11420 11430 11446. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11800 11100 11200 11410 12310 11430 11446. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ Gehring Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes