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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
229 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 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
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WEAKENS AND DEPARTS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LAKE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
AROUND 30.5 INCHES MOVING INTO ONTARIO. A FEW GALES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND
BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY ON THURSDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS
OVER THE LAKE AND WEAKENS TO 30.4 INCHES. THAT HIGH WILL REMAIN IN
CONTROL ACROSS THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT WINDS PREVAILING. AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO PUSH
EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK, WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-070315-
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-
229 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO NORTH 10 TO
20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
25 KT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-070315-
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-
229 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO NORTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
25 KT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST 5 TO
10 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO NORTH 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
LMZ761-070315-
MAFOR 0622/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12510 11710 11820 12830 12840. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 13500 11610 11820 11830 12840. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET
WEDNESDAY.
KUROSKI
EXPERIMENTAL MODERNIZED OPEN LAKE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/MKX/GLFTABLE
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
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