Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
968 FZUS63 KMKX 231917 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI Issued by National Weather Service Green Bay WI 217 PM 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... High pressure of 29.9 will shift east across the lake late tonight through Monday morning with much lighter winds expected. Modest south winds will develop for Monday night, and become breezy on Tuesday as low pressure around 29.2 inches moves across northern Ontario. Modest westerly winds behind the low will then shift to northerly on Wednesday following the passage of a cold front. Another stormy period of weather is expected for late Monday night and Tuesday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-240315- 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- 217 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Slight chance of showers this evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southwest late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon becoming south late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. 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...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. 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. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-240315- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 217 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Slight chance of showers this evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 25 kt overnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-240315- MAFOR 2322/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11730 11820 11800 12700 11500 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12610 11700 12800 11200 11400 11410. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday. $$ Kurimski Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes