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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
910 AM CST Fri Nov 8 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...

A weak cold front will sink southward over Lake Michigan through
the remaining morning hours bringing winds from northwesterly to
northerly into the afternoon. Winds will remain modestly breezy
through this time, with gusts from 20 to 25 knots over most of the
lake into this evening. Tonight, winds will come around to
northeasterly and ease over most of the lake, save for the
southern third, where gusts to 20 knots may continue overnight.

Winds then come around to southeasterly tomorrow and breezes
continue ahead of an approaching low pressure.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-082230-
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-
910 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt veering to southeast 10 to
15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain in
the evening, then rain overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 15 to 25 kt.
Rain. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Chance of rain.
Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-082230-
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-
910 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
Rain likely in the evening, then rain overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest. Rain. Waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of rain. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

LMZ761-082230-
MAFOR 0817/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11730 11830 11820 12110 12310 11420. Waves 3 to 5
feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday
morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 12820 11120 12220 12320. Waves 3 to 6 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight and Saturday morning.

$$


CMiller

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