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FZUS63 KMKX 111944
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
244 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 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
PREDOMINANTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE LAKE (NEAR A STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY). PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
HIGH PRESSURE AROUND 30.3 INCHES BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT, RESULTING IN A 10 TO 20 KT NORTHEAST BREEZE ACROSS
LAKE MICHIGAN AND PUSHING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE LAKE.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY, WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED.
WINDS VEER SOUTHEAST AND ACCELERATE INTO SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
DECELERATING NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEHIND
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-120315-
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-
244 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST. PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
WAVES NEARLY CALM.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT VEERING TO SOUTH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING SOUTH LATE. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FT OR
LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BACKING TO
NORTHEAST. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-120315-
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-
244 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST.
WAVES NEARLY CALM.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
LMZ761-120315-
MAFOR 1122/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11300 11200 12100 11200 11400 12510. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 11400 12300 11200 11300 11400 11410 11510. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SHEPPARD
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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