Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
617 FZUS63 KMKX 090743 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 243 AM CDT Tue Jul 9 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 weak cold front will continue to move across the lake early this morning, with south to southwest winds becoming west over the course of the morning. Weak high pressure around 29.9 inches today will get nudged north as the remnants of Beryl around 29.5 inches should track from the Middle Mississippi River Valley into Indiana and Lake Erie later today into Wednesday evening. There is a potential for gusty north winds over the southern portion of the lake primarily late this evening through Wednesday morning. These stronger winds will remain below gale force. Winds will gradually weaken by later in the week, as weak high pressure around 30.1 inches moves through. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-091515- 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- 243 AM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt backing to northeast. Slight chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 ft or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-091515- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 243 AM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northeast. Slight chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of showers in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds to 30 kt becoming north. Showers in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south less than 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-091515- MAFOR 0910/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12600 12500 11400 11800 11100 11110. Waves 1 foot or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11600 11700 11800 12100 11110 11136 11146. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. $$ Kuroski Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes