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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
855 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 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 generally from the southeast will prevail over Lake
Michigan tonight through Thursday as high pressure of 30.3 inches
continues to influence the Great Lakes region. Low pressure of
29.1 inches will develop across the Great Plains on Friday and
move northeast towards Lake Superior by Saturday afternoon. Strong
southeast winds will develop across the lake on Friday as this
low moves north, and will through the day on Saturday with wave
heights approaching 9-10 ft. Gales are possible Friday night
through Saturday, but uncertainty remains given stability in the
low levels of the atmosphere.

Another area of low pressure will move across the Great Lakes
region Sunday and Monday which will again bring breezy south
winds across Lake Michigan. The second low will move north of the
Great Lakes Monday and Tuesday allowing for winds to become
westerly. Showers and thunderstorms are likely across the lake
this weekend as the low pressure areas move through the region.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-250945-
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-
855 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south.
Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Showers with
thunderstorms likely. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely in the morning,
then chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally
to 13 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming east. Rain showers
and thunderstorms likely. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-250945-
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-
855 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast
after midnight, then becoming east late. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 kt early in
the afternoon becoming east late. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Rain showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. Showers
with thunderstorms likely. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt. Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ761-250945-
MAFOR 2504/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11200 11300 12400 12410 11300 11200. Waves 2 feet
or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11100 11200 11300 12310 11210 11110 11210. Waves 2
to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less Thursday and Thursday evening.

$$


Falkinham

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