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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
837 AM CDT Tue May 14 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 around 29.6 inches centered in the Middle Mississippi
Valley will slowly fill and push into the southern Ohio Valley
through the day today and into tonight. This will lead to gusty
north northeasterly winds throughout today, slowly diminishing
overnight. High pressure around 30.1 inches stretching into
northern Ontario tonight into Thursday will result in northeasterly
winds continuing through Wednesday, and then light winds
throughout Thursday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-142115-
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-
837 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north to
30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-142115-
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-
837 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Scattered rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-142115-
MAFOR 1416/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 12840 11830 11130 11120 12110. Waves 2 to 4
feet building to 3 to 6 feet this afternoon, then subsiding to 1
to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11836 12840 19846 12130 12120 11110. Waves 3 to 6
feet this afternoon subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

$$


Cronce

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