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FZUS63 KMKX 240156
GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
856 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2019
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 30.4 INCHES OVER WEST VIRGINIA WILL MOVE TO THE
EAST COAST TONIGHT BUT WITH A TRAILING SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. A STRONG COLD
FRONT OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO WILL THEN SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS LAKE
MICHIGAN ON SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE INCLUDING GALE FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE LAKE. HIGH
WAVES WILL QUICKLY BUILD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WELL INTO
MONDAY.
QUIET CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.6 INCHES
SETTLES OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT PLAINS WILL BRING OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-240930-
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-
856 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2019
TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9
FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO
10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT.
LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-240930-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 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 PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 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-
856 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2019
TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTH TO
25 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KT.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KT.
WAVES 7 TO 10 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
20 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. WAVES
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT.
LMZ761-240930-
MAFOR 2403/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11530 11520 11620 11720
11820 11830 12840. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FT SUNDAY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FT SUNDAY
EVENING.
MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12420 11520 11500 11510
11130 11840 11850. CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT SUNDAY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 14
FT SUNDAY EVENING.
GEHRING
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