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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
240 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 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...

Isolated to widely scattered showers and storms may occur into
this evening. A weak cold front will move across the lake into
tonight, with south to southwest winds becoming west by Tuesday
morning. Lighter winds are expected into Tuesday.

The remnants of Beryl should track from the Middle Mississippi
River Valley into Indiana and Lake Erie later Tuesday into
Wednesday evening. There is a potential for gusty north winds
over the southern portion of the lake during this time. 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.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-090315-
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-
240 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 5 to 10 kt.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt veering to northeast.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south. Waves
1 ft or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 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.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-090315-
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-
240 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 5 to 10 kt.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to
3 ft.
.TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 kt veering to northeast.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Showers overnight. Waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to
2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 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 increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt veering to south.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY...South winds 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.

$$

LMZ761-090315-
MAFOR 0822/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11520 19529 11510 12500 12600 12500. Waves 2 feet
or less.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11410 19419 12500 12600 11700 11800 11100. Waves 2
feet or less.

$$
Wood

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