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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
826 PM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
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 late tonight and Wednesday, as low
pressure of 29.8 inches lifts from Iowa into southern Wisconsin,
while deepening to 29.7 inches. Gusts to 30 knots are expected
from the southeast ahead of this low. It will then quickly
dissipate as it shifts into Michigan late Wednesday, with winds
decreasing in response.
Relatively light winds will persist into Friday, as any strong
systems remain well away from the region. By Friday night, low
pressure of 29.7 inches will lift from the Tennessee Valley into
West Virginia, with north to northeast winds developing in
response.
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-121030-
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-
826 PM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt late this evening, then increasing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft building
to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow in the
morning, then chance of rain and slight chance of snow in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Rain likely with a chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 to
4 ft.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. Chance
of rain and snow in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to
20 kt. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
$$
LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-121030-
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-
826 PM CST Tue Dec 11 2018
SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south 15 to 25 kt
early in the afternoon, then becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt late.
Patchy fog. Rain with a chance of snow in the morning, then
chance of rain and slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves
6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to
10 to 15 kt late in the evening, then diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight becoming south late. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Rain likely. Waves
1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to 20 kt.
Chance of rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SATURDAY...North winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
$$
LMZ761-121030-
MAFOR 1204/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11310 12320 11340 11347 12340 11330. Chance of
snow Wednesday morning, then chance of rain and snow Wednesday
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft overnight. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft
Wednesday. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft Wednesday evening.
MICHIGAN SOUTH 12320 11330 12447 11430 12520. Chance of snow
Wednesday morning, then chance of rain Wednesday afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft overnight.
Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft Wednesday. Waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft Wednesday evening.
$$
Davis
Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
weather.gov/mkx/glftable
Graphical marine forecasts are available online at:
weather.gov/greatlakes
Occasional waves will only be displayed when values meet or exceed 5 feet/2 meters.
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