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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
845 AM CST Fri Nov 22 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...

Breezy north to northwest winds gusting to 30 knots will continue
today between low pressure 29.2 inches over the northeast United
States and high pressure of 30.4 inches over the Northern Plains.
Winds will gradually ease tonight into the weekend as the high
moves into the area from the west. Southeast winds will
eventually pick up a bit by later Sunday as the high heads
eastward in advance of an approaching low. The low will move
through by Monday night, bringing breezy west to northwest winds
behind the low Monday night into Tuesday.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-222215-
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 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft building to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 3 to 5 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain.
Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance
of rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Snow likely with a chance of rain. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally
to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-222215-
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 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds to 30 kt becoming northwest. Slight
chance of rain this afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Slight chance of rain in the evening. Waves 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 5 to
10 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest to 30 kt.
Chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft.

$$

LMZ761-222215-
MAFOR 2217/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13840 13730 12720. Waves 5 to 8 feet this
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet tonight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday morning.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 14740 11730 12720 11710. Waves 7 to 11 feet this
afternoon. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet Saturday morning.

$$


Kuroski

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