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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
304 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 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...

Low pressure of 29.0 inches over far southern Ontario will deepen
to 28.9 inches today. Northwesterly gales to around 40 kt will
develop quickly this morning. 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 tonight into the weekend
as the low tracks 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.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-121530-
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-
304 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming gales to around 40
kt early. Chance of rain showers this morning. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16
ft.
.TONIGHT...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 diminishing to 15 to 25 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt early in
the afternoon becoming south late. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Rain showers likely.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds to 30 kt. Rain showers likely. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-121530-
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-
304 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming gales to 40 kt
early, then diminishing to gales to 35 kt late. Chance of rain
showers this 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.
.TONIGHT...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...Northwest 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 becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to
3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.


$$

LMZ761-121530-
MAFOR 1210/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 14750 11750
12740. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 7 to 11 feet today. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3
to 5 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11730 14750 13740. A
chance of showers this morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to
12 feet, then subsiding to 7 to 10 feet today. Waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

$$


Cronce

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