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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
900 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2022
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 29.9 INCHES OVER FAR NORTHERN IOWA WILL MOVE TO
FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MODEST
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LAKE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
THEN BACKING TO NORTHEASTERLY SATURDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
FAR SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PASSES
THROUGH. MODEST NORTHERLY WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER ALL THE
LAKE FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-200930-
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 CDT FRI AUG 19 2022
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BACKING TO NORTH.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING WEST. WAVES NEARLY
CALM.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES NEARLY CALM.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-200930-
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 CDT FRI AUG 19 2022
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH
10 TO 15 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
EARLY EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BACKING TO EAST 10 TO
15 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KT. WAVES NEARLY CALM.
LMZ761-200930-
MAFOR 2004/
MICHIGAN NORTH 15410 11400 11200. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. WAVES 1
TO 3 FT.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 16410. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
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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