Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
683 FZUS63 KMKX 012147 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 347 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 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... Steady southerly winds will become west to southwest late tonight and Tuesday as an area of high pressure of 30.2 inches moves through the Ohio Valley. A strong cold front along a low pressure trough averaging 29.8 inches will cross Lake Michigan Wednesday. Gusty southwest winds are expected ahead of this front early Wednesday morning, with gusty northwest winds behind it Wednesday afternoon and night. Winds are expected to remain just below gale force, although a few gale force gusts look possible. Very cold air with this system will result in a risk for freezing spray Wednesday night and Thursday. Light winds are expected Thursday with the influence of high pressure of 30.4 inches over Illinois and Indiana. Another period of elevated southwest winds will occur Thursday night into Friday as another low pressure trough around 29.8 inches crosses the Upper Great Lakes. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-020430- 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- 347 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Snow showers this evening, then chance of snow overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt early in the afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt. A few gale force gusts up to 35 kt. Chance of snow overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Snow in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt with a few gale force gusts up to 35 kt. Chance of snow. Freezing spray overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-020430- 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- 347 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt veering to northwest. Snow showers this evening, then chance of snow overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Snow likely. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow in the evening. Freezing spray overnight. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. $$ LMZ761-020430- MAFOR 0123/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11527 11627 11620 11610 11710 11610 11620 11520. A chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11427 12527 11620 12710 12610. A chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. $$ Cronce Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes