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Great Lakes Forecast
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536 FZUS63 KMKX 110156 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 856 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 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... Low pressure of 29.6 inches over Quebec will continue to trek eastward as high pressure of 30.1 inches builds over the Plains. Look for diminishing wind overnight as the pressure gradient relaxes over the Upper Great Lakes. Showers/thunderstorms and waterspouts remain possible into the overnight hours, primarily over the northern third of Lake Michigan, as cooler air is ushered over the warmer lake. The potential for these hazards is expected to end Sunday as the low`s influence over the lake decreases. High pressure of 30.2 inches then builds into the Great Lakes region on Sunday bringing dry weather and lighter winds persisting through the midweek. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-110915- 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- 856 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves nearly calm. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast. Waves nearly calm. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. Waves 1 ft or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-110915- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 856 PM CDT Sat Aug 10 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-110915- MAFOR 1104/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12720 11620 12720 12620 11610. A chance of waterspouts and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday evening. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12720 13620 11720 12610. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening. $$ Cronce Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes