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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 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...

Modest southerly winds will prevail tonight through Monday night.
Another low pressure area will then track from the northern Great
Plains into northern Ontario Tuesday into Tuesday night with
breezy south winds over Lake Michigan. A cold front will then
slowly move southward across the lake Wednesday into early
Thursday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-170930-
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-
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 kt this evening becoming
south 15 to 20 kt late. Slight 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. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 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 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt backing to
northeast 5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

LMZ669-671-870-872-170930-
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 Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI TO
GRAND HAVEN MI...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 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 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-170930-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 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 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-
718 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

NORTH POINT LIGHT WI TO GRAND HAVEN MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest
5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt backing to east 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-170930-
MAFOR 1704/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11430 11530 15420. Waves 3 to 6 feet overnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday and Monday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 16420. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late
this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet Monday evening.

$$


Gehring

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