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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
240 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

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...

Winds and waves will be on the lower end for the remainder of the
week. A weak pressure pattern will be in place which will keep
winds on the lighter side and the resultant waves on the low side
as well.

&&

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-031515-
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-
240 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon
becoming southwest late. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to south. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-031515-
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-
240 AM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to east 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-031515-
MAFOR 0309/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11620 11610 11600 12510 11610 12810. Waves 1 to 3
feet subsiding to 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or less the
rest of tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11620 12610 11600 11510 11410 11510 11610. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 1 foot or less the rest of tonight.

$$
Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
weather.gov/mkx/glftable

Graphical marine forecasts are available online at:
weather.gov/greatlakes