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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

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