Lake Michigan All Offshore: FZUS63 KMKX 270153 GLFLM
OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 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…
Low pressure around 29.3 inches will shift northeast across Lake Superior overnight. Southwest gales will linger across the southern half of the open waters until late evening. Winds weaken somewhat but remain gusty and turn westerly overnight into Wednesday, as the low moves northward toward Hudson Bay.
High pressure in the southern Great Plains then builds to around 30.3 inches Wednesday night into Thursday, leading to lighter and more variable winds Thursday into Friday.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270915- 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- 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH…
.REST OF TONIGHT…Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Scattered rain showers with isolated snow showers through early evening, then isolated rain and snow showers overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .WEDNESDAY…West winds to 30 kt becoming southwest. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY…West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY…Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT…East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY…East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of rain and snow. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY…North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
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LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270915- 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- 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH…
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
.REST OF TONIGHT…Southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west to 30 kt. Isolated rain showers through early evening. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY…West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY…West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY…North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT…East winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY…East winds 10 to 20 kt backing to north. Chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY…Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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LMZ761-270915- MAFOR 2704/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11540 19546 14640 11540 12640. Waves 6 to 9 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 12640 14630 12620. Waves 5 to 9 feet overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening.
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Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable
Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes
OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 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…
Low pressure around 29.3 inches will shift northeast across Lake Superior overnight. Southwest gales will linger across the southern half of the open waters until late evening. Winds weaken somewhat but remain gusty and turn westerly overnight into Wednesday, as the low moves northward toward Hudson Bay.
High pressure in the southern Great Plains then builds to around 30.3 inches Wednesday night into Thursday, leading to lighter and more variable winds Thursday into Friday.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270915- 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- 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH…
.REST OF TONIGHT…Southwest winds to 30 kt becoming west. Scattered rain showers with isolated snow showers through early evening, then isolated rain and snow showers overnight. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. .WEDNESDAY…West winds to 30 kt becoming southwest. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY…West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY…Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT…East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY…East winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north. Chance of rain and snow. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SUNDAY…North winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
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LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270915- 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- 853 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH…
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
.REST OF TONIGHT…Southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west to 30 kt. Isolated rain showers through early evening. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. .WEDNESDAY…West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY…West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .THURSDAY NIGHT…West winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY…North winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT…East winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 ft. .SATURDAY…East winds 10 to 20 kt backing to north. Chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 ft. .SUNDAY…Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
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LMZ761-270915- MAFOR 2704/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11540 19546 14640 11540 12640. Waves 6 to 9 feet overnight. Waves 5 to 8 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 12640 14630 12620. Waves 5 to 9 feet overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening.
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Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mkx/glftable
Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes