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FZUS61 KMKX 152005
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Experimental Tabular Open Lake Forecast FOR Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
305 PM CDT Fri Aug 15 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...

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-160300-
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-
305 PM CDT Fri Aug 15 2025

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Partly cloudy. slight chance of showers in the
                              late evening and early morning, then mostly
                              cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
                              of thunderstorms.
SFC WINDS...........South 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........South 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters / until early morning.

.SATURDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny with a slight chance of
                              thunderstorms. partly sunny with chance of
                              showers. partly sunny with chance of
                              thunderstorms.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. mostly
                              cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots...becoming north 10 to
                              15 knots in the late evening and overnight.
100-FT WINDS........Northwest 10 to 15 knots...becoming north 15 to
                              20 knots in the late evening and overnight.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY...
WEATHER.............Mostly sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Northeast 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Northeast 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy until early morning. mostly
                              cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms
                              after midnight.
SFC WINDS...........East 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........East 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...Showers likely in the morning. chance of thunderstorms.
chance of showers. Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.TUESDAY...Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet /
1-2 meters /.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-160300-
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-
305 PM CDT Fri Aug 15 2025

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Partly cloudy. mostly cloudy with a slight
                              chance of showers in the late evening and
                              overnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance
                              of thunderstorms.
SFC WINDS...........South 5 to 10 knots.
100-FT WINDS........South 10 to 15 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SATURDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny with chance of thunderstorms.
                              partly sunny with chance of showers. partly
                              sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
SFC WINDS...........South 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........South 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and
                              thunderstorms.
SFC WINDS...........Southeast 10 to 15 knots...becoming northwest
                              after midnight.
100-FT WINDS........Southeast 15 to 20 knots...becoming northwest
                              after midnight.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms.
                              partly sunny until late afternoon. mostly
                              sunny.
SFC WINDS...........North 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........North 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 5 feet / 2 meters /.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy until early morning. mostly
                              cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms
                              after midnight.
SFC WINDS...........Northeast 10 to 15 knots...becoming east 15 to
                              20 knots in the late evening and overnight.
100-FT WINDS........Northeast 15 to 20 knots...becoming east 20 to
                              25 knots in the late evening and overnight.
SIG WAVES...........2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter /...building to 4
                              to 6 feet / 1-2 meters / after midnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters /...building to around
                              5 feet / 2 meters / after midnight.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...Showers likely in the morning. chance of thunderstorms.
chance of showers. Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.TUESDAY...Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet /
1-2 meters /.

$$

|* MAFOR NOT GENERATED DUE TO FORMATTER ERRORS. *|

 

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