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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
251 PM CST Fri Nov 28 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 continues to work across the region will bring the
lighter, west-northwesterly winds this evening, but will begin to
see winds pick back to the south and easterly overnight into
Saturday as low pressure around 29.8 inches tracks across KS
Saturday morning to the south tip of Lake Michigan Saturday night.
Will be a brief six hour window of stronger south-southeasterly
winds and expecting to reach gale force gusts as the low pressure
approaches later Saturday into Saturday evening and a Gale Warning
is issued for the southern third of the lake, while small craft
conditions for southern WI near shores. Winds will weaken below
gale as the low pressure passes the southern tip of Lake Michigan
overnight Saturday, but small craft conditions for the nearshores
continue as we see this low deepen to around 29.7 inches as it
lifts into Lake Huron by mid-Sunday. Stronger northwesterly winds
will develop and expect to reach gale force once again across the
open waters with the colder air mass moving into the region. Thus
a Gale Watch is in effect for Sunday. High pressure will then
build in later Sunday into the start of next week with light
winds.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-290430-
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-
251 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 5 to 10 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt late in the morning, then becoming southeast 15 to 25 kt
early in the afternoon increasing to 30 kt late. Chance of snow
in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less
building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming east 15 to
25 kt late in the evening, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight becoming northeast 15 to 25 kt late. Snow. Waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally
to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY...North gales to 35 kt becoming northwest gales to 40 kt.
Snow in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves
10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt overnight. Chance of snow in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Chance of
snow. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.

$$

LMZ669-671-673-870-872-874-290430-
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 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-
251 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH TO WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND
MI...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late this evening, then becoming west after midnight becoming
southwest late. Chance of snow overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 15 to
25 kt late in the morning, then increasing to 30 kt early in the
afternoon becoming southeast to 30 kt late. Chance of snow in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to
7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming east 10 to
20 kt after midnight, then backing to north to 30 kt late. Snow.
Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 40 kt. Snow likely in the morning,
then chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt overnight. Chance of snow in the evening. Waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Chance of
snow. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.

$$

LMZ080-675-777-779-876-878-290430-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 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 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-
251 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI SOUTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt backing to south. Slight chance
of snow overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding
to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast gales to
35 kt. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally
to 13 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt
late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 25 kt after
midnight veering to northwest to 30 kt late. Snow in the evening,
then rain and snow overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 40 kt. Snow in the morning, then
chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally
to 21 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt overnight. Chance of snow in the evening. Waves 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
snow in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Snow likely. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of
snow. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.

$$

LMZ761-290430-
MAFOR 2823/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11730 11720 11710 11610 11600 11520 12337. Waves 3
to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 4 to 7 feet Saturday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11720 11710 11600 11500
11420 11437 11347 11357. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3
feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet Saturday.

$$


Wagner

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