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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 29 2022

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 will push east of the area tonight,
with southwest winds developing across the lake, ahead of another cold
front approaching the region from the northwest. A period of at
least occasional gale force gusts looks probable for the northern
half to third of the lake from Thursday morning through Thursday
evening, and have gone ahead and upgraded the Gale Watch to a Gale
Warning for this area for tomorrow.

These stronger winds over Lake Michigan will weaken as the above
mentioned cold front slowly moves south across the lake Thursday
night into Friday morning. Winds then lessen in speed throughout
the weekend as high pressure of 30.0 inches builds into the area.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-300330-
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-
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 29 2022

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast late this
evening, then becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight becoming south
to 30 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...South gales to 35 kt becoming southwest gales to
40 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt late in the evening, then becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt
after midnight becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt late. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ567-868-300330-
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-
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 29 2022

TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH TO SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER
MI...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast late
this evening, then becoming south 10 to 20 kt after midnight
increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Patchy fog. Waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 15 to
25 kt, then becoming west 10 to 20 kt late. Chance of showers in
the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northeast 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves nearly calm.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-300330-
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-
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 29 2022

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast late
this evening, then becoming south 10 to 20 kt overnight. Patchy
fog this evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest
10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-300330-
MAFOR 2922/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11200 11300 11310 11440
14450. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft tonight. Waves 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft Thursday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11100 11200 11310 11420 13430 11440. Waves 1 ft or
less building to 2 to 4 ft tonight. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4
to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft Thursday.

$$

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