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FZUS63 KMKX 150140
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
840 PM CDT MON OCT 14 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
BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY, BUT REMAIN JUST BELOW GALES. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT,
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES BUILDS INTO MINNESOTA FROM
CANADA. LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER WINDS ON
WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS ACROSS THE LAKE.
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODEST TO BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE THEN
EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-150915-
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-
840 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
30 KT. WATERSPOUTS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
WATERSPOUTS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES
4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES 6 TO
9 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-150915-
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-
840 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 25 KT. WATERSPOUTS LIKELY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH. CHANCE OF
WATERSPOUTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
16 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES 5 TO
8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
25 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT.
LMZ761-150915-
MAFOR 1504/
MICHIGAN NORTH 12130 11840 11830 14840. WATERSPOUTS LIKELY LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
WATERSPOUTS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 12126 11130 11140 14846. WATERSPOUTS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO
3 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET TUESDAY EVENING.
KUROSKI
EXPERIMENTAL MODERNIZED OPEN LAKE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/MKX/GLFTABLE
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