


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
695 FZUS63 KMKX 140807 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 307 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 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... South to southwesterly winds gradually pick up across Lake Michigan today as high pressure around 30.0 inches pushes further east. Southerly winds continue to increase Tuesday into Wednesday ahead of a developing low pressure around 29.7 inches. Low pressure looks to track across WI and central portions of Lake Michigan through Wednesday night. Will see shower and thunderstorms accompany this low as it pushes through the region. Then expecting northerly winds behind the departing low pressure system and stalling front south of the Lake for Thursday into Friday as high pressure around 30.1 inches builds across the Upper Great Lakes region. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-141530- 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- 307 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Areas of smoke this morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-141530- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 307 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Areas of smoke this morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt early in the afternoon becoming southeast late. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-141530- MAFOR 1410/ MICHIGAN NORTH 14520 11510 13410. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11610 11500 11510 13410 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ Wagner Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes