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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
854 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 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 will shift east across the lake late
tonight through Monday morning with lighter winds expected.
Modest south winds will develop for Monday night, and become
breezy on Tuesday 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. Another stormy period of weather is expected for late
Monday night and Tuesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-240915-
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-
854 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to
5 to 10 kt. Slight chance of showers through early evening. Waves
1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest late in
the morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt early in the
afternoon becoming south late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
25 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...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 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 2 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.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-240915-
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-
854 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 5 to
10 kt. Slight chance of showers through early evening. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 25 kt
overnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 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.

$$

LMZ761-240915-
MAFOR 2404/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11810 12700 11600 12510 11410 11420. Waves 2 feet
or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11710 11700 11800 11100 11300 11410 12310. Waves 2
feet or less.

$$


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