FZUS63 KMKX 031456 GLFLM OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 856 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023 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... Brisk northwest winds will continue to diminish late this morning. A Heavy Freezing Spray Warning is in effect given the very cold airmass combining with gusty winds and high waves. Winds will be briefly lighter this afternoon as high pressure of 30.7 inches slides through the Great Lakes Region. Winds will pick back up out of the southwest later tonight into Saturday as the high departs and another low approaches. A few gale force gusts are possible during this period. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-032215- 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- 856 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray through mid morning. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest late in the evening, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight increasing to 30 kt late. Slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Freezing spray in the morning. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-032215- 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- 856 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023 SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Freezing spray through mid morning. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt late in the evening, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight increasing to 30 kt late. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. .SATURDAY...Southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft, then subsiding to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. .SUNDAY...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 5 to 10 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. $$ LMZ761-032215- MAFOR 0317/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12720 11610 11510 11520 11537 12550. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft tonight. Waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft Saturday morning. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 11710 11600 11510 11520 11530 12540. A chance of snow showers late this morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft tonight. Waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft Saturday morning. $$ Patterson Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes