749  
FZUS63 KMKX 230255  
GLFLM  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
855 PM 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 NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW  
PRESSURE OF 29.3 INCHES SLOWLY FILLS OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND.  
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
AS HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES BUILDS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY. SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE AGAIN LATER SUNDAY LOW PRESSURE  
AROUND 29.7 INCHES DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS AND MOVES EASTWARD. THE  
LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH BY MONDAY NIGHT, BRINGING BREEZY WEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW DEEPENS TO  
29.4 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE  
OF 30.4 INCHES DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN  
BECOMES DOMINANT MIDWEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-231015-  
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-  
855 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 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  
10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF  
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-231015-  
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-  
855 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVES 8 TO  
11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 12 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 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.    
MONDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO  
7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES  
8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES 7 TO  
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 12 FT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
LMZ761-231015-  
MAFOR 2305/  
MICHIGAN NORTH 13730 14720 11710. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
SATURDAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
MICHIGAN SOUTH 11730 12720 11710 13610 11600. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
 
 
MH  
 
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WEATHER.GOV/MKX/GLFTABLE  
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
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