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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 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 broad area of high pressure around 30.2 inches will prevail from
northern IL to the lower Great Lakes into Saturday. Light to
modest southwest winds are expected during this time, although
with some variability to the winds. A weak cold front will then
move from north to south across the lake Saturday night into
Sunday morning. Light north to northeast winds will prevail after
the frontal passage and continue at least into Monday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-192130-
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-
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-192130-
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-
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the evening, then becoming southwest after midnight
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-192130-
MAFOR 1916/
MICHIGAN NORTH 15520 12610. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11510 13410 12510 12600. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


Gehring

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