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Experimental Tabular Open Lake Forecast FOR Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
205 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum.   Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-220400-
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-
205 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Partly cloudy. freezing spray in the late
                              evening and overnight.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest to 30 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest gales to 35 knots.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /.

.SATURDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny with freezing spray. partly sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /...building to 3
                              to 5 feet / 1-2 meters / early in the
                              afternoon.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 6 feet / 2 meters / until late
                              afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy. chance of snow. mostly cloudy
                              with chance of rain.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters /.


WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...Chance of rain after midnight. West winds 15 to
20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet /
1-2 meters /.
.WEDNESDAY...Chance of rain. chance of snow in the evening. West
winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-220400-
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-
205 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly clear.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /...building to 6 to 9
                              feet / 2-3 meters / in the late evening and
                              overnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /...building to
                              around 9 feet / 3 meters / in the late evening
                              and overnight.

.SATURDAY...
WEATHER.............Mostly sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Partly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........5 to 7 feet / around 2 meters /...subsiding to
                              4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters / after midnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 9 feet / 3 meters /...subsiding to
                              around 5 feet / 2 meters / after midnight.

.SUNDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 6 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy. mostly cloudy in the late
                              evening and overnight.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters /.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...Chance of rain after midnight. West winds 15 to
20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet / around
1 meter /.
.WEDNESDAY...Chance of rain. chance of snow in the evening. West
winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.

$$

LMZ761-220400-
MAFOR 2123/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11530 13540 14530. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5
to 8 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet
Saturday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11520 11530 12540 14530. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet Saturday.

$$

 

Occasional waves will only be displayed when values meet or exceed 5 feet/2 meters.

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