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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 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 around 29.7 inches over central WI this morning will
slowly move across central Lake MI this afternoon. Light to
modest southerly winds are expected over the southern half of Lake
Michigan today becoming westerly late in the afternoon, while
modest northeast winds continue over the northern half. Winds will
then turn north northwesterly across the entire lake this evening,
lasting through Saturday morning, as the low moves across Lake
Huron and southern Ontario. Winds return to a southerly direction
Sunday into the early to middle portion of the week.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-052130-
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-
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Scattered showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of
thunderstorms with isolated showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late in the morning, then becoming northwest early in the
afternoon becoming west late. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 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. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-052130-
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-
904 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt veering to southwest
10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated
showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of
thunderstorms with isolated showers in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to
10 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

LMZ761-052130-
MAFOR 0516/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11110 19116 12120 19126 14820 11810. Waves 2 feet
or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Saturday
morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11410 11520 19526 11620 14710 11710. Waves 2 feet
or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Saturday
morning.

$$


Gehring

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