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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
844 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 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 over the Northeast and low
pressure around 29.4 inches over eastern Montana will remain
fairly stationary into Wednesday. The high will weaken to around
30.0 inches Thursday, with the low strengthening to around 29.3
inches. Light to modest south to southeast winds are expected
over the lake during this time. Low pressure may approach the
region sometime this weekend.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-162115-
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-
844 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt backing to northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-162115-
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-
844 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast
10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-162115-
MAFOR 1616/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11410 11510 12400 11300 13410. Waves 2 feet or
less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11310 11210 11100 11200 14310. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$


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