Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
383 FZUS63 KMKX 102044 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 244 PM CST Mon Nov 10 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... A band of lake effect snow will continue across portions of the eastern shore of Lake Michigan into this evening, with isolated waterspouts remaining possible. High pressure of 30.6 inches will continue to slide southeastward through Texas toward the Southeast U.S. tonight, while low pressure around 29.4 inches continues off the New England coast. Expect continued northwesterly winds into tonight, before winds shift southwesterly overnight into Tuesday. Another low pressure system will progress into northern Ontario on Tuesday, bringing a warm front across the open waters and producing southwesterly gales Tuesday afternoon and evening. A Gale Warning is in effect for this time frame. Winds shift northwesterly into Wednesday morning as this low progresses into the eastern Great Lakes region. Winds may briefly approach gales again Wednesday morning into Wednesday afternoon. Lighter winds expected Thursday as weak high pressure moves through the region. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-110430- 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- 244 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI NORTH... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow and rain showers this evening. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt gusting around 30 kt. Chance of snow showers and slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. $$ LMZ567-868-110430- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 244 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI SOUTH TO SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late this evening, then diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight becoming west late. Chance of rain and snow showers this evening. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt. Slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-110430- 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 CST Mon Nov 10 2025 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt becoming west 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow showers and slight chance of rain showers this evening. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt, then diminishing to gales to 35 kt late. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 kt. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 kt. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt overnight. Waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. $$ LMZ761-110430- MAFOR 1023/ MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11746 11730 11720 12620 11540 12550. A chance of snow showers this evening. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 11 feet Tuesday. MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12747 11730 12630 11540 12550. A chance of rain showers this evening and Tuesday. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 7 to 11 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet Tuesday. $$ MH Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes