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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Issued by National Weather Service Chicago IL
908 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 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 around 30.0 inches over northern Minnesota this
morning will move across Lake Michigan this afternoon. Northerly
winds will decrease through the day and actually back to
southwesterly over far northern Lake Michigan. Increasing
southeast to south winds are then forecast for Friday into Friday
night, becoming southwest to west on Saturday, as a cold front
moves through the region. Chances for showers and thunderstorms
increase during this period. Gusty northwest winds then should
occur Saturday night into Sunday, before high pressure around 30.2
inches moves into the region Sunday night.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130-
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-
908 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest
10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt, then
diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 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 in the evening, then showers with a chance
of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to
30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130-
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-
908 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4
ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to southeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 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. Chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers
and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-272130-
MAFOR 2716/

MICHIGAN NORTH 11610 12510 11410 11400 11310 11420 11430. Waves 2
feet or less this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet Friday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13810 11110 11200 12320 11430. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Friday
morning.

$$

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