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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 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 stalled front is draped across the southern end of the lake
today. Low pressure around 29.7 inches over northeast Nebraska
will track to southeast Minnesota by Monday morning. The low will
bring the front north to central Lake Michigan this evening with
winds shifting from northeast to southeasterly. Areas of dense fog
may then form over southern and central Lake Michigan during this
time. Brisk east winds will continue over far northern Lake
Michigan through the night and into Monday with a few gale force
gusts possible. Modest southwest winds will then prevail Monday
night into Tuesday.


LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-290330-
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-
302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy dense fog. Scattered
rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this evening, then
numerous rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog. Scattered rain
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ366-565-567-868-290330-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
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-
302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH TO SHEBOYGAN WI TO
PENTWATER MI...

.TONIGHT...East winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late
this evening, then becoming southeast after midnight becoming
southeast 10 to 20 kt late. Patchy fog this evening, then areas
of dense fog overnight. Numerous rain showers this evening, then
rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 15 to 25 kt.
Patchy fog. Numerous rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered rain showers in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt veering to southwest 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ261-362-364-563-290330-
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 Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
302 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds to 30 kt becoming east to 30 kt. A few
gale force gusts are possible over the far northern tip of Lake
Michigan. Patchy fog. Rain showers this evening, then rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 7
ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12
ft.
.MONDAY...East winds to 30 kt becoming southeast late in the
morning, then diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late. Patchy fog. Rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt. Patchy fog in the evening. Scattered rain showers in the
evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 10 to
20 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt veering to south. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-290330-
MAFOR 2822/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11146 11246 12246 12346 11340 19346 11430 19436. A
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to
5 to 8 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
Monday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11434 11410 19416 11316 12426 19424 11420 19426
11430 11420 19426. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday.

$$


Gehring

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