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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
854 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 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...
Low pressure around 29.7 inches over southeastern Michigan will
continue moving southeast into the lower Great Lakes Region by late
tonight. Modest north to northwest winds continue across the
northern half of the lake, while the southern half will have
predominately southwest to west winds through this evening. Winds
will gradually become north northwesterly across the entire lake
this tonight, lasting through Saturday morning, as the low moves
across Lake Huron and southern Ontario. Winds return to a
southerly Sunday into the early to middle portion of the week.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060930-
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-
854 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the morning, then becoming northwest early in the
afternoon becoming west late. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt. Chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Chance of
showers. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060930-
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-
854 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to
10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through
early evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-060930-
MAFOR 0604/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13820 12810 11610 12500. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight and Saturday. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14710 11710 11810 11500 11400. Waves 2 feet or
less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday and Saturday evening.

$$


Patterson

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