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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
251 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 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...

Light and variable winds are expected today, before they turn
southerly tonight. Southerly flow will then persist across the
lake into mid week, though wind speeds will remain fairly light
given a weak and disorganized pressure gradient. Several rounds
of rain and thunderstorms are expected during this time.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-061515-
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-
251 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt backing to west 5 to 10 kt.
Patchy fog this morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-061515-
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-
251 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-061515-
MAFOR 0610/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12810 11710 11610 14500. Waves 1 to 3 feet today.
Waves 1 foot or less tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 11710 12810 11500 13400. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

$$


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