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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
852 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 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...

Brisk northwest winds will continue tonight into Monday morning as
a 29.4 inch low pressure moves across Quebec, and high pressure
of 30.4 inches builds south through the Great Plains. Northwest
winds will shift out of the west Monday evening, becoming breezy &
southwesterly late Monday night and Tuesday morning as low
pressure around 29.5 inches moves from Alberta toward Lake
Superior. A few gale force gusts are possible. Winds will turn
back out of the northwest behind a cold front Tuesday afternoon
through Wednesday. Gales are possible over the far northern
portion of the lake on Wednesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-180930-
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-
852 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north.
Scattered snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt.
Isolated snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Scattered
snow showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt
overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. A few gale force gusts
between 35 and 40 kt possible. Chance of snow showers in the
morning. Freezing spray. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. A few gale force
gusts to 35 kt possible early. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 ft.


$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-180930-
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-
852 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Scattered snow
showers. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Isolated snow showers in
the morning. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt
overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-180930-
MAFOR 1804/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11730 19737 11830 19837 12840 11730 13720. Waves 3
to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday
evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 15730 12620. Waves 5 to 8 feet overnight and
Monday. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Monday
evening.

$$


Quigley

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