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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
854 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 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...

An expanding area of high pressure of 30.3 inches will be centered
over the Upper Midwest tonight and Friday, slowly shifting east
over Lake Michigan Friday. Northerly winds will be gusty tonight,
but lessen considerably during the day Thursday. Light to
moderate west to southwest winds are then expected into Saturday.
Quiet weather and no rain is expected through Saturday afternoon
as well, with a slight chance for showers returning to the
northern end of Lake Michigan Saturday evening.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-180915-
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 Wed Jul 17 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of showers through early evening. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest.
Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north
5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-180915-
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 Wed Jul 17 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Slight chance of showers through early evening. Waves 4 to
7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

LMZ761-180915-
MAFOR 1804/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 11820 13710 13510. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday.
Waves 1 foot or less Thursday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11830 13820 13810 11700. Waves 3 to 5 feet
overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Thursday.
Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening.

$$


Gagan

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