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Great Lakes Forecast
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533 FZUS63 KMKX 142001 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 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... Winds have shifted to the southwest in response to low pressure of 29.5 inches over western Ontario. This low will move northeastward tonight into Monday. Widely scattered storms are expected over northern portions of Lake Michigan this evening, with a larger area of showers and storms moving over the southern half of the lake this evening into the early overnight hours tonight. Some storms could be severe with gusty winds and large hail. A cold front will push southward through Lake Michigan overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning, shifting winds to northwesterly. Another round of strong to severe storms is expected with the passage of the front. Breezy conditions linger into Tuesday evening before high pressure becomes established. High pressure moves over the region during the middle to latter portions of this week, this will result in northerly winds and quiet weather conditions. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-150330- 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- 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening, then diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight becoming west late. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Patchy fog overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest late in the morning, then becoming south 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-150330- 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- 301 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-150330- MAFOR 1422/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11520 12510 12600 11500 11410 11420. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11410 13510 12500 11410 11420. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday. $$ Gagan Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes