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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
908 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 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...

A low pressure system over Ohio will track northeastward and pass
Toronto Friday morning, deepening to around 28.9 inches. Northwesterly
gales are anticipated to develop over the open waters late during
the pre-dawn hours on Friday. A Gale Warning has been issued for
all of the open waters of Lake Michigan for northwest gales to
around 40 kts and high waves. The strongest winds and waves will
be towards the east side of the lake given the fetch, as well as
over the northern third of the lake.

Winds will then gradually weaken later Friday night into the
weekend as the low tracks northeast into Quebec. A small ridge of
high pressure will traverse Lake Michigan on Saturday, allowing
gentle winds (around 15 kts) to back from northwesterly to
southerly. A weak low pressure around 29.6 inches will then cross
the lake Sunday morning, veering winds to the north (roughly 15
kts or less) Sunday afternoon.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-120915-
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-
908 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest to
30 kt. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 40 kt increasing to gales to 45 kt.
Chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain
showers in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft
building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers
in the evening, then rain showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
Rain showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-120915-
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-
908 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Slight chance of
rain showers late this evening, then chance of rain showers
overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 40 kt diminishing to gales to 35 kt.
Chance of rain showers in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to
16 ft, then subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt backing to south 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt.
Showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.

$$

LMZ761-120915-
MAFOR 1204/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11736 11746 12750 13760
11750. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet overnight.
Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 7 to 11 feet Friday. Waves 7 to 10
feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet Friday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11736 11746 14750 11750
11740. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to
8 to 12 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet Friday. Waves 5 to 9
feet Friday evening.

$$


CMiller

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