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FZUS63 KMKX 290241
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
841 PM CST FRI NOV 28 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT
WITH LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK BACK UP FROM
THE SOUTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE AROUND 29.8 INCHES
TRACKS ACROSS KS TO THE SOUTH TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF SIX HOUR WINDOW OF SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY
GALES FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE LAKE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW GALES AS THE
LOW PRESSURE PASSES THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT
SATURDAY. STRONGER NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY EVENING AND MAY REACH GALE FORCE AS THE STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES AWAY. THUS A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE OPEN LAKE. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD IN LATER SUNDAY INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH
LIGHT WINDS.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-291030-
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-
841 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING EAST 15 TO
25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 12 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT.
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
10 TO 14 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 12 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
LMZ669-671-673-870-872-874-291030-
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 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-
841 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH TO WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND
MI...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO 30 KT LATE. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING TO NORTH TO 30 KT LATE. SNOW.
WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
12 FT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES 3 TO
5 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.
LMZ080-675-777-779-876-878-291030-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 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 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-
841 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2025
WIND POINT WI TO HOLLAND MI SOUTH...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BACKING TO SOUTH 10 TO
15 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST GALES TO
35 KT. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 13 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT VEERING TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 14 TO 18 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 23 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 12 TO 16 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FT.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO
5 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 8 TO
11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT.
LMZ761-291030-
MAFOR 2905/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11710 11610 11600 11520 12337 11347 11337. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET
SATURDAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.
MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11600 11500 11420 11437
11347 13357. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY
EVENING.
GEHRING
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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