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Forecast for Lake Michigan

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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
244 PM CDT Fri May 5 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...

Breezy east southeast winds will continue into tonight and
Saturday as low pressure around 29.4 inches develops in eastern 
Colorado and high pressure around 30.4 inches noses southward from
Hudson Bay into the lower Great Lakes. The easterly flow is 
expected to persist into Saturday night with some uncertainty for 
Sunday and Monday, as a couple weak low pressure areas may move 
across Lake Michigan making for variable winds.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-060315-
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-
244 PM CDT Fri May 5 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast. Chance of
rain showers this evening, then chance of rain and rain showers
overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of rain
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
Chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east. Chance of
rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of rain
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-060315-
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 CDT Fri May 5 2023

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of rain in the
morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
Chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. Chance of
rain and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of rain. Waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 ft.  

$$

LMZ761-060315-
MAFOR 0522/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11230 11220 12340 13330 11320. A chance of showers
tonight. A chance of rain Saturday morning. Waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft tonight. Waves 3 to 5 ft Saturday. 

MICHIGAN SOUTH 12330 12340 11330 11320 12330. A chance of rain
Saturday morning. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft, then
building to 3 to 5 ft tonight. Waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6
ft occasionally to 8 ft Saturday. 

$$

Gehring

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