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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
836 AM CDT Thu May 13 2021

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 around 30.5 inches centered south of Lake Michigan
will drift very slowly east through the weekend. Winds will be
mostly light and from the southwest to southeast, but lake
breezes will develop both today and Friday resulting in more
variable winds closer to shore. A few showers may affect the lake
on Saturday and again Sunday night into Monday.

&&

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-132130-
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-
836 AM CDT Thu May 13 2021

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-132130-
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-
836 AM CDT Thu May 13 2021

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-132130-
MAFOR 1315/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11410 15510 11510. Waves 2 feet or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11400 12410 12400 13500. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$
Kavinsky

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