


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
795 FZUS63 KMKX 051918 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 218 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 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 30.1 inches will linger over the Upper Great Lakes through Saturday, causing persistent light north to northeasterly winds. Winds will come around to southeasterly on Sunday ahead of a cold front, with moderate southwest winds expected by Monday. Showers and storms may occur along the front on Sunday. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060330- 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- 218 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Areas of smoke. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Chance of sprinkles in the morning. Areas of smoke. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Areas of smoke in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060330- 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- 218 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 10 to 15 kt late this evening, then diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight becoming northeast 5 to 10 kt late. Areas of smoke. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming north 10 to 15 kt. Areas of smoke in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt veering to southeast. Chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ LMZ761-060330- MAFOR 0522/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11800 11100 11200 11300 11100 12800 11810. Waves 1 foot or less. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11810 11110 14100 11800 11810. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CMiller Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes