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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
246 PM CST Tue Nov 13 2018

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...

High pressure of 30.6 inches over the Central/Southern Plains
will drift into the Great Lakes region through Wednesday. Winds
will remain northwest through tonight, then become southwest on
Wednesday. The southwest winds will then increase Wednesday night
into Thursday and will be strongest across the northern half of
the lake, where a few gale force gusts will be possible. Weak low
pressure of 29.7 inches will be moving slowly through south
central Canada on Wednesday and Thursday while a second area of
low pressure develops in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-140430-
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-
246 PM CST Tue Nov 13 2018

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt backing to southwest
10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest to
30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain and
snow. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of rain and snow. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-140430-
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-
246 PM CST Tue Nov 13 2018

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20
kt. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to south. Waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Chance
of rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of
rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-140430-
MAFOR 1322/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13730 19740 12730 11720 11620 11510. Chance of
snow showers early this evening. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft, then subsiding to 3 to 5 ft tonight.
Waves 2 to 4 ft Wednesday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12730 19740 11730 12720 11710 12610. Waves 4 to 7
ft occasionally to 9 ft tonight. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft Wednesday.

$$


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