Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
339 FZUS63 KMKX 020751 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 251 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 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... Areas of dense fog will occur at times for the south half of the lake this morning, mainly before 9 AM CDT. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect. Winds will remain light and variable through Sunday night as weak high pressure moves across Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon and evening. Winds will then turn out of the south late Sunday night into Monday as a trough of low pressure from southern Alberta to the northern Great Plains deepens to around 29.2 inches. Low pressure then drifts northeastward into Ontario through Thursday. Southerly winds over the lake continue through Tuesday night, then a cold front crosses the lake Wednesday, causing winds to veer southwesterly. Westerly winds continue through the end of the week as the low weakens to 29.4 inches and rests over southern Ontario. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast from Monday afternoon through Wednesday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-021530- 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- 251 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH... .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Patchy fog this morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southeast. Waves nearly calm. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-021530- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 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 Pentwater to Manistee MI 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- 251 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Areas of dense fog this morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-021530- MAFOR 0210/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11700 11800 19804 11710 11610 11600 11200 12300. Waves 1 foot or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11714 11814 19814 12710 11800 11200 12300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Sheppard Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes