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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
906 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 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...

The low pressure of 29.1 inches over southwest Quebec will
continue to move away and weaken tonight. The Gale Warning for the
northern one third of the lake is on track to expire at 1 AM CDT.

A surface ridge of 30.2 inches over Minnesota and Iowa will move
across Lake Michigan in the middle of the day on Saturday. Thus
decreasing northwest winds are expected Saturday morning followed
by increasing southerly winds for the afternoon. A passing
wave of low pressure and cold front will then shift winds back
out of the north/northwest by early afternoon Sunday, with light
variable winds expected late Sunday night into Monday. Gusty
southerly winds are then expected to return by late Tuesday over
the open water.

LMZ080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-
878-130930-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
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 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 Pentwater to Manistee MI 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-
906 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt early in
the afternoon becoming south 10 to 20 kt late. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building
to 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.

$$

LMZ261-362-364-563-130930-
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 Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
906 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024

STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to west. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building
to 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of
rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.

$$

LMZ761-130930-
MAFOR 1304/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11750 12740 11730 11620
11520 12420. A chance of showers Saturday evening. Waves 5 to 8
feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday
evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11740 12730 11620 11510 13420. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet Saturday evening.

$$


Gehring

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