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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
306 AM CST Fri Dec 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...

Northeast winds across much of the lake and will continue through
the rest of today over the central and southern sections of the
lake with gusts to 25 knots this morning and then gusts to 20
knots continuing through the afternoon. Winds will then ease
tonight and light to modest east to northeast winds will then
prevail for Saturday into Saturday night. As another system pushes
through Sunday winds will remain modest turning from east to
northwest through the day.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-011630-
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-
306 AM CST Fri Dec 1 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain in the morning, then chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-011630-
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-
306 AM CST Fri Dec 1 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Rain showers
this morning, then chance of rain showers this afternoon. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Rain showers. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. Rain
likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt backing to north. Rain in the
morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of rain.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north. Chance
of rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-011630-
MAFOR 0111/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12110 14120 11120 11110. A chance of rain showers
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft today. Waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 13226 11220 13126 11116. Waves 2 to 4 ft building
to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft today. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft tonight.

$$


Kuroski

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