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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
312 AM CDT Sat May 18 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...

Light winds and variable winds will persist through the early
morning hours before becoming southerly ahead of an approaching
cold front. Southerly winds will be breezy this afternoon. Winds
become northerly Sunday behind the cold front. High pressure of
30.0 inches will briefly move back into the area behind the
front. Breezy southerly winds return Monday and Tuesday ahead of
the next approaching low pressure system. Fog is dissipating
across the southern half of the lake early this morning. The few
remaining pockets of dense fog will burn off as sunrise
approaches.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-181545-
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-
312 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Areas of dense fog this morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt veering to west 10 to 15 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to
4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-181545-
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-
312 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt.
Areas of dense fog this morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt veering to southwest 10 to
15 kt. Slight chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.

$$

LMZ761-181545-
MAFOR 1810/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13414 11320 11420 11430 11420 11510. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11304 11414 11410 19414 11420 11320 12420 11510.
Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


Patterson

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