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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
848 PM CST Sun Nov 9 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...

Gusty northerly winds will persist overnight between high
pressure around 30.7 inches over the Northern Plains and low
pressure around 29.7 inches lifting through the northeast United
States. A Gale Warning remains in effect overnight across the
southern half of the lake.

A waterspout or two is not out of the question into Monday, as a
significant lake effect snow is expected along with the passage of
a trough. Winds will remain gusty Monday as the high shifts
southeast and the low continues to lift northeast, with a few gale
force gusts possible again across the south half of the lake.

Winds will become southwest on Tuesday. Winds may hit gale force
yet again Tuesday into Wednesday in the south, between a trough
and high pressure over the southeast United States. Gusty
conditions will linger into Wednesday, with lighter winds possible
Thursday as high pressure moves through the region.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-101030-
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-
848 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt. Chance of waterspouts.
Scattered snow showers. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft
subsiding to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds to 30 kt. Chance of waterspouts. Scattered
snow showers in the morning, then numerous snow and rain showers
in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt late in the evening, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight becoming west late. Scattered snow showers in the
evening. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
Chance of snow in the morning, then chance of rain in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft
subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 40 kt becoming west gales
to 35 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-101030-
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-
848 PM CST Sun Nov 9 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Chance of waterspouts. Snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms through early evening, then scattered snow showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Chance of
waterspouts. Numerous snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous rain showers and
scattered snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14
ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt, then becoming northwest
after midnight becoming west 15 to 25 kt late. Scattered snow
showers in the evening. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft
subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest gales to 40 kt. Chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally
to 18 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 kt. Waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 kt becoming northwest. Waves 8 to
12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

LMZ761-101030-
MAFOR 1005/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13840 19847 11747 12847 11740 19746 11740 19747. A
chance of waterspouts overnight and Monday. Waves 6 to 10 feet
overnight. Waves 5 to 9 feet Monday and Monday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11857 11850 19857 12847
11740 19747 11747 12746 19757. A chance of waterspouts overnight
and Monday. Waves 10 to 14 feet overnight. Waves 7 to 11 feet
Monday. Waves 10 to 13 feet Monday evening.

$$
Wood

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