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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
214 PM CST Fri Nov 7 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...

Low pressure of 29.3 inches just north of Lake Huron this
afternoon will continue to pull away to the east this evening and
tonight. Breezy westerly winds will ease later today into Saturday
morning while veering to the north. Low pressure of 29.7 inches
will then move quickly from the Central Plains early Saturday
morning to the Ohio River Valley Saturday night. North to
northeast winds will pick up later Saturday as the low approaches,
becoming north to northwest Saturday night into Sunday behind the
low. Gusts on Sunday may reach gale force for a time, particulary
across the southern half of the lake. Winds will vary between
northwest and southwest the first half of next week, while
remaining gusty through this period. Winds may approach or hit
gale force at times again Monday through Wednesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-080430-
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-
214 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt. Slight chance of rain and
snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening, then chance of
snow and rain overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Snow likely.
Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt. Snow likely. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Snow likely. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to
25 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain and snow.
Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
Chance of rain. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-080430-
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-
214 PM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north to
30 kt. Rain in the evening, then rain with a chance of snow
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft.
.SUNDAY...North gales to 35 kt becoming northwest. Rain with snow
likely in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Waves 10 to
14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt. Snow in the evening,
then snow likely overnight. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to
18 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Snow likely. Waves 10 to
14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Chance of
snow. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest gales to 40 kt. Chance of rain and snow.
Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft building to 12 to 16 ft
occasionally to 21 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 kt. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally
to 14 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft.

$$

LMZ761-080430-
MAFOR 0723/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11740 12830 11820 11810 13800. A chance of rain
showers early this evening. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6
feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
Saturday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11730 11830 12820 13110 11116. Waves 3 to 6 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

$$


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