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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
236 AM CDT Tue Oct 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...

Breezy north to northwesterly winds across southern half of the
Lake this morning will gradually spread across the rest of the
open waters through the afternoon as high pressure begins to build
in from the Plains today. Looking at the center of the high
pressure around 30.4 inches to move across WI Wednesday and settle
over the Great Lakes Region through the second half of the week.
Expect increasing, southerly winds to return Friday and into the
weekend as the high pushes further east.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-071515-
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-
236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding
to 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming
southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to
3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-071515-
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-
236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Slight chance of showers this morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east
10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-071515-
MAFOR 0710/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12710 12720 11730 11830 12820. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11820 13830 13820 11120. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

$$


Wagner

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