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Great Lakes Forecast
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105 FZUS63 KMKX 111344 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 844 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 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... High pressure around 30.2 inches over the mid-Mississippi River Valley will slowly meander eastward into the Great Lakes region through the first half of the week. This will bring lighter and more variable winds to Lake Michigan through midweek before turning more southerly and increasing for the second half of the week. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-112115- 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- 844 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Slight chance of showers through mid morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves nearly calm. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to southeast. Waves nearly calm. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves nearly calm. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-112115- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 844 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Waves nearly calm. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. Waves nearly calm. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-112115- MAFOR 1116/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11720 12620 13610 12600. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Monday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11620 11720 14610 11710 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday morning. $$ Sheppard Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes