Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
185 FZUS63 KMKX 132054 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 353 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 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... Southerly winds will continue throughout tonight, shifting southwesterly into Sunday as low pressure of 29.5 inches develops in western Ontario and lifts northeastward. A cold front will push southward through Lake Michigan from this low overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning, shifting winds to northwesterly. Breezy conditions linger into Tuesday evening before high pressure regains prominence. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms this evening, with more widespread thunderstorms expected late tonight into Sunday morning. A few storms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds as the primary hazard. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast later Sunday and again on Monday along the cold front. A few storms could be strong to severe within these time frames as well. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-140300- 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- 353 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-140300- 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- 353 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. $$ LMZ761-140300- MAFOR 1322 AMD/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11420 13410 11426 13520. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11320 13410 11420 12520 11420. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ WFO MKX Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes