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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
858 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 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...

A pair of cold fronts will slide southeast today, causing winds
to shift to the west by midday and northwest by this evening.
Gusty northwest to north winds are then expected tonight through
Sunday. These winds will weaken Sunday night into Monday and
become northeast to east, as high pressure around 30.3 inches
builds in from the Northern Plains.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-292115-
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-
858 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms through mid morning, then chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves
2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-292115-
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-
858 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid
morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally
to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUESDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-292115-
MAFOR 2916/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12520 11630 13740 12830. A chance of showers this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday
morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12520 11620 12740 11840 12830. Waves 1 to 3 feet
this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet
tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet Sunday morning.

$$
Wood

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