Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
182 FZUS63 KMKX 251933 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 233 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 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 southwest winds will become lighter and veer to the west and northwest this evening, as a cold front moves across the lake. There are chances for showers and thunderstorms into tonight across far southern portions of the lake, as the cold front pushes through. Winds will shift to the north later tonight into Wednesday, becoming gusty at times. Lighter winds return later Wednesday night into Thursday night, as high pressure around 30.0 inches shifts across the region. Increasing south winds are then forecast for Friday, becoming southwest to west on Saturday, as a cold front moves through the region. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase during this period. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-260330- 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- 233 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Areas of fog overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-260330- 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- 233 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Areas of fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. $$ LMZ761-260330- MAFOR 2522/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11620 11610 11620 11713 11813 13820. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11610 12600 11603 11600 11720 12820. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. $$ Wood Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes