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Great Lakes Forecast
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348 FZUS63 KMKX 141352 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 852 AM 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 shift southwesterly today as low pressure of 29.5 inches develops in western Ontario and lifts northeastward. 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. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-142115- 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- 852 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 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. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-142115- 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- 852 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt early in the afternoon becoming south 10 to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 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 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ761-142115- MAFOR 1416/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12520 12510 12600 11500 11400. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Monday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12420 11510 11520 12510 11500 11510. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday morning. $$ Gagan Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes