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FZUS63 KMKX 180300
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
900 PM CST MON NOV 17 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
LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES OVER NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT, BRINGING SLOWLY INCREASING EASTERLY
WINDS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AND
NORTHEASTERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LAKE AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS THEN EASE
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.3 INCHES MOVES OVER THE LAKE.
HIGH PRESSURE EXITS INTO THURSDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN ONTARIO. A COLD FRONT FROM THAT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-181015-
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-
900 PM CST MON NOV 17 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES
1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO
3 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-181015-
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-
900 PM CST MON NOV 17 2025
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING
TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING,
THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH. CHANCE OF
RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTHWEST
10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ761-181015-
MAFOR 1805/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12800 11110 11210 12110 12100. A CHANCE OF RAIN
TUESDAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 11200 11316 13226 12220 11120. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET TUESDAY EVENING.
MH
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