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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
907 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 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...

Gusty south to southwest winds will persist tonight into Tuesday
as a low of 29.5 inches passes by just to the north of Wisconsin.
Could see a few thunderstorms with the frontal passage on Tuesday.
Expect gusty winds to turn more northerly through the afternoon
tomorrow from north to south. There could be a short window of
time with gale force winds later tomorrow evening into tomorrow
night, especially across the southern half of the lake. Winds
will begin to lighten up Wednesday through the second half of the
week as high pressure builds to around 30.4 inches down across the
upper Great Lakes. Southerly winds will then increase again
heading into the weekend as another storm system approaches.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-230930-
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-
907 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest. Rain
showers through early evening, then chance of rain showers
overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to
30 kt. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain
showers likely with slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers in
the evening. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming
southeast. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SATURDAY...South gales to 35 kt. Showers. Waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-230930-
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-
907 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest to
30 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt becoming north. Chance of
rain showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft
building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding
to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 15 to
25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Rain showers likely. Waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SATURDAY...South gales to 35 kt. Showers likely. Waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.

$$

LMZ761-230930-
MAFOR 2304/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11446 12540 11530 11536 11636 11846 11840. Waves 5
to 8 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
Tuesday. Waves 5 to 8 feet Tuesday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11440 14540 11540 11646 11740. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 9 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet Tuesday. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet
Tuesday evening.

$$


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