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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
253 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 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...

Gusty west winds are expected through Saturday, as low pressure
of 29.2 inches slowly advects eastward across northern Ontario.
Winds will be strongest through this evening, with a gradual
reduction in speed through Saturday. Winds then are expected to
turn more northerly on Sunday, as another cold front sweeps
through the region. High pressure of 30.0 inches will move through
on Monday, with winds taking on a more southerly direction on
Tuesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-070315-
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-
253 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance
of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this evening, then
chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of
showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-070315-
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-
253 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance
of showers this evening. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Chance of sprinkles overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-070315-
MAFOR 0622/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12640 14630 11620 11630. A chance of showers
tonight and Friday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Friday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12640 12630 11640 11740 12730. A chance of showers
this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Friday.

$$


Patterson

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