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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
905 PM CDT Sat Oct 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...

Southerly gales will continue into the overnight hours, ahead of
an approaching cold front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are
expected to move across the northern and central portions of the
lake into the overnight hours, along and ahead of the front.

Winds will then veer west early Sunday morning behind the front,
with northwest gusts up to 30 knots at times Sunday afternoon and
evening. Northwest winds will diminish into Monday and remain
light through much of the week, as high pressure around 30.1
inches builds into and lingers across the Midwest.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060915-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South gales to 40 kt becoming southwest after
midnight, then becoming west to 30 kt late. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding
to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north.
Chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060915-
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-
905 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South gales to 40 kt becoming southwest after
midnight, then becoming west to 30 kt late. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft
subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to 30 kt.
Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to
9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

$$

LMZ761-060915-
MAFOR 0604/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11450 11650 11630 12640
13740. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. A chance
of showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 9 to 13
feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet
Sunday and Sunday evening.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11450 11550 11630 12640
13740. Waves 7 to 11 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet building
to 6 to 9 feet Sunday. Waves 6 to 10 feet Sunday evening.

$$
Wood

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