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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 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 30.3 inches will continue moving east of the
region overnight. Southeast winds will gradually increase and
become south to southeast Tuesday into Tuesday night. A cold front
will then move east across the lake later Tuesday night into
Wednesday morning. Rain and thunderstorms are expected with the
frontal passage. Southwest to west winds are expected behind the
front on Wednesday. Weak high pressure around 30.0 inches will
return to the region Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing a
return of lighter winds.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-020930-
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-
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south
15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of
showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers in
the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in
the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west
10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-020930-
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-
901 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
10 to 20 kt, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south to 30 kt.
Chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft
building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-020930-
MAFOR 0204/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11310 12430 13440 11430 11436. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday
and Tuesday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11320 12330 11430 12440 12430. A chance of showers
Tuesday. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday evening.
Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3
to 6 feet Tuesday. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
Tuesday evening.

$$
Wood

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