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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
324 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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 30.2 inches, now over the Atlantic will
with low pressure around 29.8 inches over the northern plains has
allowed for winds to turn southerly today. Winds will turn
increasingly breezy particularly on the north side of the lake
this evening into Tuesday as the low pressure, now around 29.5
inches, crosses the northern Great Lakes region, bringing chances
for thunderstorms. Another low pressure around 29.5 inches
approaches from the central Great Plains on Wednesday, with
continued thunderstorm chances. The exact trajectory of this low
will determine Wednesday`s wind field, but for now the best guess
is southerly winds for the south half and easterly winds for the
north half of the lake.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-161530-
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-
324 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north
10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-161530-
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-
324 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-161530-
MAFOR 1610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12400 14410 11410 11420. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12300 11410 13310 12410. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


Kuroski

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