Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
178 FZUS63 KMKX 212001 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 301 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 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... Expect southerly winds increase through the evening as low pressure around 29.7 inches lifts from MN to Ontario, which will in turn drag a cold front across WI and Lake Michigan overnight through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop ahead of and along the cold front. Southwesterly winds will become northerly behind this front Sunday night into Monday. Given the strong cold air moving over the warmer lake waters, expecting to see gusty northerly winds during this timeframe. Gusts up to 30 knots and a few gale force gusts cannot be ruled out, especially for the southern portions of Lake Michigan. Will see winds weaken a bit for Monday as high pressure builds in across the Great Lakes region, but the northerly component will persist through the start of the week. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-220330- 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- 301 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest 10 to 20 kt late in the morning, then becoming north 15 to 25 kt early in the afternoon increasing to 30 kt late. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-220330- 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- 301 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west late in the morning, then becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt early in the afternoon and becoming north late. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-220330- MAFOR 2122/ MICHIGAN NORTH 14410 11510 11716 11826 11836. A chance of thunderstorms Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12310 13410 11516 11626 11836. A chance of thunderstorms Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday. $$ Cronce Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes