


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
908 FZUS63 KMKX 131944 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 244 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 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... Modest south to southwest winds are expected to linger into Monday, as high pressure around 30.0 inches moves across the southern portions of the Great Lakes region. Increasing southerly winds are expected Tuesday into Tuesday night, as a low pressure system around 29.7 inches develops across the Central High Plains. This low should move toward and across the region Wednesday into Wednesday night. Winds may then shift to the north for Thursday into Friday, as high pressure around 30.1 inches develops over the region. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-140315- 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- 244 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Areas of smoke. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt backing to northeast 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. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-140315- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 244 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Areas of smoke. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-140315- MAFOR 1322/ MICHIGAN NORTH 16520. Waves 1 to 3 feet. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12400 13500 12510 11410. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ Wood Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes