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FZUS61 KMKX 080805
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Experimental Tabular Open Lake Forecast FOR Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
305 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024

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...

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-081500-
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 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024

.TODAY...
WEATHER.............Mostly sunny. slight chance of showers early in
                              the afternoon.
SFC WINDS...........West 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........West 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 6 feet / 2 meters /.

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
                              partly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots...becoming west after
                              midnight.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 20 to 25 knots...becoming west after
                              midnight.
SIG WAVES...........3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /...building to 5 to 7
                              feet / around 2 meters / in the late evening
                              and overnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 9 feet / 3 meters /...building to around
                              7 feet / 2 meters / in the late evening and
                              overnight.

.MONDAY...
WEATHER.............Sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Northwest 15 to 20 knots...becoming southwest 5
                              to 10 knots early in the afternoon.
100-FT WINDS........Northwest 20 to 25 knots...becoming southwest
                              10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon.
SIG WAVES...........5 to 7 feet / around 2 meters /...subsiding to
                              2 to 4 feet / around 1 meter / early in the
                              afternoon.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 9 feet / 3 meters / until late
                              afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly clear.
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 /.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet / around
1 meter /.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet /
around 1 meter /.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet /
around 1 meter /.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-081500-
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 AM CDT Sun Sep 8 2024

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

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Partly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........West 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........West to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........3 to 5 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 8 feet / 2 meters / in the late evening
                              and overnight.

.MONDAY...
WEATHER.............Sunny.
SFC WINDS...........West 20 to 25 knots...becoming southwest 10 to
                              15 knots early in the afternoon.
100-FT WINDS........West to 30 knots...becoming southwest 15 to 20
                              knots early in the afternoon.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /...subsiding to 5 to
                              7 feet / around 2 meters / early in the
                              afternoon.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /...subsiding to
                              around 6 feet / 2 meters / early in the
                              afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly clear.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
SIG WAVES...........3 to 5 feet / 1-2 meters /...subsiding to 2 to
                              4 feet / around 1 meter / in the late evening
                              and overnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 6 feet / 2 meters / early in the
                              evening.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet / around
1 meter /.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet /
around 1 meter /.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet /
around 1 meter /.

$$

LMZ761-081500-
MAFOR 0810/
MICHIGAN NORTH 13620 12520 12530 11640. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11720 14620 11530 11540 11640. Waves 2 to 4 feet
today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet tonight.

$$

 

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

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