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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
244 AM CST Fri Nov 14 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...

Expect moderate southerly winds to build across Lake Michigan
today as high pressure around 30.3 inches over the southeastern
US continues to slide southeastward. Winds begin to shift to the
southwest into Saturday as a secondary low pressure around 29.3
tracks across the Upper Great Lakes. This will also drag a cold
front across the region through the day Saturday with west to
northwesterly winds increasing across Lake Michigan into Sunday.
Winds gusts will approach gale force during this timeframe,
especially for northeastern nearshore zones in the far northern
third of the lake Saturday night into Sunday. While potential for
gales persist, still a bit of uncertainty on exceeding 34 knots
for extended period. Thus will to hold off on any gale headlines
at this time. Winds then look to diminish into the start of next
week as high pressure builds into the Upper Midwest.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-141615-
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-
244 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west late in the
morning, then becoming northwest to 30 kt early in the afternoon
increasing to gales to 35 kt late. Chance of rain. Waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to gales
to 35 kt. Chance of snow overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally
to 13 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 35 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally
to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-141615-
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-
244 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt veering to northwest to
30 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to
14 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-141615-
MAFOR 1411/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13310 11320 11420 13430. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14410 12420 12430. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight.

$$


Wagner

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