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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
848 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 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...

Southeast winds will increase today into tonight as low pressure 
of 29.2 inches lifts from the Central Plains into Minnesota. Winds
will remain gusty from the south on Saturday as the low continues
to lift northward west of the Lake. Winds will then flip to light
and northeasterly Saturday night through at least central 
portions of the lake, with a frontal boundary likely remaining 
draped across the southern half of the lake Saturday night through 
Sunday. Winds will be southerly south of the front and east to 
northeast north of the front Sunday into Sunday night. Multiple 
rounds of showers and storms are expected this evening through the
weekend.


LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-262130-
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-
848 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.SATURDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Chance of rain showers. Waves
6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 kt veering to northwest
10 to 20 kt overnight. Rain showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds to 30 kt becoming southeast gales to
35 kt. Showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.MONDAY...South winds to 30 kt. Showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 2 to
4 ft.  

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