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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
856 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 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 builds in tonight following showers over Lake
Michigan. This will result in dry weather and less cloud cover through
Monday. Breezy conditions over much of the Lake on Sunday. High
pressure around 29.9 inches will build into the Great Lakes region
Sunday and Sunday night.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-230915-
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-
856 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north
15 to 25 kt. Patchy fog through early evening. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms through early evening, then chance of showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest. Waves
1 ft or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt
overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest
10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt veering to southwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-230915-
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-
856 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west.
Patchy fog through early evening. Showers with thunderstorms
likely through early evening, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-230915-
MAFOR 2304/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12820 11830 11730 13720 11710. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 feet
or less Sunday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11536 11630 12730 13720 11710. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5
feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening.

$$

KPL

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