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FZUS63 KMKX 261953
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
253 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026
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 OF 30.3 INCHES CENTERED NEAR THE ONTARIO/QUEBEC
BORDER WILL PULL AWAY TO THE EAST TODAY INTO SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE OF 30.1 INCHES WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH AT LEAST
MONDAY THOUGH, KEEPING THE WEATHER DRY AND WINDS ON THE LIGHTER
SIDE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NEXT
WEEK, AS HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS TO THE EAST AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
TROUGH. WIND GUST TO 25 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BUILDING
WAVES, PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
LAKE.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270330-
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-
253 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BACKING TO NORTHEAST
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT VEERING TO SOUTH.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270330-
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-
253 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTHEAST
LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ761-270330-
MAFOR 2622/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12100 11200 13300 11800 11710. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 12100 13200 11100 11800 11810. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
DDV
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