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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
245 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

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 around 30.4 inches over Hudson Bay will move to
Ontario and Lake Superior this morning, then south over Lake
Michigan for this afternoon/tonight. Expect light to modest
easterly early this morning then back to northerly on through the
day. Light and variable winds are then forecast this
evening/tonight. Southerly winds will then return to Lake
Michigan for Wednesday and Wednesday night as the high pressure
slowly moves east of the region. Winds are expected to gradually
increase and shift more southwesterly for Thursday afternoon and
night. Shower and storm chances will return late week into the
weekend.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-021515-
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-
245 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north late this
morning, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt early this afternoon
becoming northwest late. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late in the evening, then becoming west after midnight becoming
south late. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-021515-
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-
245 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the evening, then becoming northeast after midnight
becoming east late. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south
10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-021515-
MAFOR 0210/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11100 11800 11820 12720 12700 11400. Waves 2 feet
or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11110 11100 13820 11810 12100. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$


Wagner

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