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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
856 PM CST Wed Nov 6 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...

The northeastern edge of high pressure around 30.4 inches
centered over northwestern Iowa will build into the western Great
Lakes tonight into Thursday morning, resulting in northwesterly
winds slowly diminishing. Low pressure of 29.3 inches will then
progress across northern Ontario Thursday night, leading to
westerly winds into Friday before high pressure of 30.3 inches
builds into the Great Lakes and brings light and variable winds.
Deepening low pressure over the central Plains will lift into the
region Saturday night into early next week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-071015-
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-
856 PM CST Wed Nov 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 5 to 10 kt
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming south. Showers.
Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-071015-
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-
856 PM CST Wed Nov 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest
10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Showers
likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.

$$

LMZ761-071015-
MAFOR 0705/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11700 11710 11610 12620 12630 11640. Waves 2 feet
or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
Thursday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Thursday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 11710 11720 11710 12610 12620. Waves 1 to 3
feet overnight and Thursday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet Thursday evening.

$$


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