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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
847 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 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...

A low pressure trough around 29.2 inches will cross the Northern
Plains today and move into south central Canada tonight. Southerly
winds are expected ahead of the associated cold front. Showers
and thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through
tonight. The cold front will cross Lake Michigan Wednesday
morning, causing winds to veer westerly. Widespread showers and
storms will end by around noon Wednesday. Scattered showers are
possible each afternoon through the weekend. Westerly winds
continue through the end of the week as low pressure over south
central Canada weakens to around 29.4 inches.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-041530-
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-
847 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-041530-
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-
847 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west.
Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-041530-
MAFOR 0410/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11320 13420 13320 11420. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13420 12320 13420. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$


Kuroski

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