Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
421 FZUS63 KMKX 250245 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 845 PM CST Sun Nov 24 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... Low pressure of 29.7 inches will move northeast across southern Lake Michigan Monday morning, continuing northeastward into Quebec and deepening to 29.5 inches Tuesday. As the low approaches, expect east to southeast winds to increase to roughly 20 kt tonight. The southern half may observe a brief period of light and variable winds Monday morning as the low crosses over, followed by northwest winds with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon and evening. For the northern half of the lake, east to northeast winds linger a bit longer, turning northwest with gusts to 25 kt Monday night. Gusty northwest winds linger into Tuesday, backing due west and decelerating late. Modest north to northwest winds expected Thursday through the end of the week as high pressure builds to 30.7 inches over British Columbia / Alberta and weak low pressure lingers over eastern Canada. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-251000- 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- 845 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt backing to north. Patchy fog. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to 30 kt. Patchy fog in the evening. Chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow and rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-251000- 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- 845 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Slight chance of rain through early evening, then chance of rain overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south late in the morning, then veering to west 15 to 25 kt early in the afternoon becoming northwest to 30 kt late. Slight chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. $$ LMZ761-251000- MAFOR 2505/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12220 12226 11236 11126 11836 11736. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight and Monday. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet Monday evening. MICHIGAN SOUTH 13320 11410 11620 13740. A chance of rain overnight and Monday afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight and Monday. Waves 5 to 9 feet Monday evening. $$ Kuroski Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes