Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
034 FZUS63 KMKX 160155 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 855 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 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 30.2 inches over southern Ontario will move into New England tonight, while low pressure of 29.5 inches moves east across the Dakotas. On Sunday the low will approach Lake Superior then weaken. Breezy southeast winds will develop tonight becoming south for Sunday. Gusts will be near gale force late tonight and Sunday. Another area of low pressure will move from the central high plains to western Ontario for Monday and Tuesday. Thus modest to breezy south winds will continue over Lake Michigan. A cold front will then move across the lake either Wednesday or Thursday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-160930- 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- 855 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast late this evening, then increasing to 30 kt after midnight becoming southeast to 30 kt late. Slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-160930- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 855 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt backing to east. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-160930- MAFOR 1604/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11330 12340 11440 11450 12440 11430. A chance of showers Sunday morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet Sunday. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet Sunday evening. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11330 12340 14440 11430. A chance of showers Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet Sunday. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday evening. $$ Gehring Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes