Expires:202001181100;;114728 FZUS63 KMKX 180247 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 847 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 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... Low pressure of 29.6 inches forming in the western Plains will track northeast tonight, eventually crossing Lake Michigan on Saturday. Southeast gales will develop this evening and linger into Saturday morning for most of Lake Michigan. The low will then continue to deepen as it moves to New England by Sunday morning. A strong arctic front will move across the lake Saturday afternoon and evening with west to northwesterly gales expected. Brisk west to northwest winds will continue for Sunday. && LMZ080-366-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876- 878-181100- Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid Lake- 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 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 Pentwater to Manistee MI 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- 847 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 STURGEON BAY WI TO POINT BETSIE MI SOUTH... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt. Snow through early evening, then snow, rain with a chance of freezing rain overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .SATURDAY...Southeast gales to 35 kt veering to west gales to 40 kt. Rain and snow in the morning, then chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West gales to 45 kt diminishing to gales to 35 kt. Freezing spray. Chance of snow. Waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Freezing spray. Chance of snow. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of snow in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. $$