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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
256 AM 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...
Breezy northwest winds will prevail today in the wake of a cold
front. High pressure will then shift east across the lake late
tonight through Monday morning with much lighter winds expected.
Modest south winds will develop for Monday afternoon and night,
but become breezy on Tuesday as low pressure around 29.2 inches
moves across northern Ontario. Modest westerly winds will then
shift to northerly Tuesday night and Wednesday following the
passage of a cold front. Another stormy period of weather is
expected for late Monday night and Tuesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-231515-
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-
256 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt backing to south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.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 west 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...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-231515-
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-
256 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late
this morning, then diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Waves 4 to 6
ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 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. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 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. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-231515-
MAFOR 2310/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12740 12730 11720 11820 11810 11710. Waves 1 to 3
feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
today. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 11730 11740 11730 11720 12710 11810. Waves 2
to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight.

$$


Gehring

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