Severe Storms Possible Late Monday

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island (LHZ345) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island (LHZ345)
Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI
Last Update: 1029 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026


Overnight: South wind 15 to 20 knots. Patchy smoke. Waves 2 feet or less.

Monday: Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Patchy smoke. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Monday Night: Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Patchy smoke. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Tuesday: Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.







Zone Forecast: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island (LHZ345)

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