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FZUS63 KMKX 011940
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
240 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

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 30.2 inches centered over the eastern Great
Lakes will drift toward the western Great Lakes through the
weekend. This will keep light winds and low wave heights across
Lake Michigan into early next week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-020315-
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 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to
3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-020315-
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 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast late in the
morning, then becoming north 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-020315-
MAFOR 0122/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11210 14100 11100 11110 11810. Waves 1 ft or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 15100 11110 11810. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$


Gehring

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