Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
521 FZUS63 KMKX 081443 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 843 AM CST Sun Feb 8 2026 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 around 30.4 inches will continue to slide southeastward into the eastern Great Lakes through today, leading to modest south to southeast winds. Winds will become south to southwest Monday as low pressure around 29.7 inches moves across Ontario. Southwest winds remain through Monday night as high pressure around 30.5 inches builds into the northern Plains, before a trailing cold front from the Ontario low pushes across the lake Tuesday morning. Modest west to northwest winds are expected behind the front and will persist into the middle of the week. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-082215- 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- 843 AM CST Sun Feb 8 2026 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow and light freezing rain in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Snow with a chance of light freezing rain in the evening, then snow likely with a chance of rain overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-082215- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 843 AM CST Sun Feb 8 2026 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-082215- MAFOR 0817/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12320 14420 12430. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet Monday morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. MICHIGAN SOUTH 14320 14420. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Monday morning. $$ Kuroski Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes