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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 AM CST FRI NOV 22 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
BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE 29.2 INCHES OVER THE NORTHEAST UNITED
STATES AND HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH
MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
EVENTUALLY PICK UP A BIT BY LATER SUNDAY AS THE HIGH HEADS
EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING LOW. THE LOW WILL MOVE
THROUGH BY MONDAY NIGHT, BRINGING BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE LOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-221630-
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-
220 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
TODAY
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. CHANCE
OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-221630-
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-
220 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES
7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO 30 KT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
LMZ761-221630-
MAFOR 2211/
MICHIGAN NORTH 14840 11840 13730. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 5
TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 11740 11840 14740 11730 11720. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FEET TODAY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.
DDV
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WEATHER.GOV/MKX/GLFTABLE
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