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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
322 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 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...
Winds will increase a bit over Lake Michigan today with the
passage of a cold front. Light westerly winds over southern Lake
Michigan early this morning will become modest northwest winds
later this morning, then northerly for the afternoon. Over the
north half, light northwest winds early this morning will become
modest northerly winds later this morning. The modest northerly
winds will continue tonight into Thursday morning.

High pressure around 30.0 inches will then slowly move across Lake
Michigan on Thursday. Increasing south winds are then forecast
for Friday, becoming southwest to west on Saturday, as a cold
front moves through the region. Chances for showers and
thunderstorms increase during this period.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-261530-
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-
322 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. Waves
1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 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. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-261530-
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-
322 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt
early this afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to
2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of
showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ761-261530-
MAFOR 2610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12810 11820 13830 12820. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12710 11810 11820 12830 12820. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

$$


Gehring

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