Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
092 FZUS63 KMKX 121355 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 855 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 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... Light south winds early this morning will become breezy this afternoon as a wave of low pressure around 29.5 inches and its associated cold front moves across northern Wisconsin. The low and cold front will then slowly move across northern Lake Michigan tonight. Thus the winds will shift to light northwest late tonight over the north half, while modest southwest winds continue over the south half. The cold front will slowly move south on Monday bringing light to modest northerly winds to the entire lake by later in the day. Breezy northerly winds and building waves will then develop over the south half late Monday night into Tuesday night as low pressure passes to the south, while high pressure extends from western Hudson Bay into Wisconsin. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-122115- 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- 855 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to up to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers through mid morning, then chance of rain showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late in the evening, then becoming southwest after midnight becoming west 10 to 15 kt late. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-122115- 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- 855 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to north 10 to 15 kt. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Showers likely in the evening, then chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northeast 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-122115- MAFOR 1216/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13440 11430 11520 11610 11710 11800. A chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 13430 11530 13520 11510. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday morning. $$ DDV Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes