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Experimental Tabular Open Lake Forecast FOR Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
205 AM CST Wed Jan 22 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...

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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 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through this
afternoon...
...gale warning in effect until 1 pm cst this afternoon...

.TODAY...
WEATHER.............Snow showers. freezing spray. snow showers
                              likely, then cloudy with chance of snow showers
                              early in the afternoon.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest gales to 35 knots...diminishing to 30
                              knots in the late morning and afternoon.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest gales to 45 knots...diminishing to 35
                              knots in the late morning and afternoon.
SIG WAVES...........10 to 14 feet / 3-4 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 16 feet / 5 meters /.

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers, then
                              mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
                              showers in the late evening and overnight.
SFC WINDS...........West 15 to 20 knots...becoming northwest after
                              midnight.
100-FT WINDS........West 20 to 25 knots...becoming northwest after
                              midnight.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /...subsiding to 4 to
                              6 feet / 1-2 meters / after midnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 11 feet / 3 meters /...subsiding to
                              around 6 feet / 2 meters / after midnight.

.THURSDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny.
SFC WINDS...........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Northwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters /.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Northwest 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...

.FRIDAY...Breezy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to
7 feet / around 2 meters /.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. West winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet
/ 2-3 meters /.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. West winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet /
around 2 meters /.

$$

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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 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through this
afternoon...
...gale warning in effect until 1 pm cst this afternoon...

.TODAY...
WEATHER.............Cloudy with heavy freezing spray with a chance
                              of snow showers.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest gales to 35 knots...diminishing to 30
                              knots in the late morning and afternoon.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest gales to 45 knots...diminishing to 35
                              knots in the late morning and afternoon.
SIG WAVES...........10 to 14 feet / 3-4 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 16 feet / 5 meters /.

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER.............Snow showers likely, then mostly cloudy with
                              chance of snow showers after midnight.
SFC WINDS...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots...becoming northwest
                              15 to 20 knots after midnight.
100-FT WINDS........Southwest to 30 knots...becoming northwest 20
                              to 25 knots after midnight.
SIG WAVES...........6 to 9 feet / 2-3 meters /...subsiding to 5 to
                              7 feet / around 2 meters / after midnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 10 feet / 3 meters /...subsiding to
                              around 7 feet / 2 meters / after midnight.

.THURSDAY...
WEATHER.............Partly sunny with chance of snow.
SFC WINDS...........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-FT WINDS........Northwest to 30 knots.
SIG WAVES...........5 to 7 feet / around 2 meters /.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 9 feet / 3 meters /.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
WEATHER.............Mostly cloudy.
SFC WINDS...........West 15 to 20 knots.
100-FT WINDS........West 20 to 25 knots.
SIG WAVES...........4 to 6 feet / 1-2 meters /...subsiding to 3 to
                              5 feet / 1-2 meters / after midnight.
OCNL WAVES..........Around 8 feet / 2 meters / until early morning.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Breezy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to
7 feet / around 2 meters /.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. West winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet
/ 2-3 meters /.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. West winds 20 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet /
around 2 meters /.

$$

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MAFOR 2211/
MICHIGAN NORTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12557 11547 11540 11530
11630 11720 11730. Waves 8 to 11 feet building to 9 to 13 feet,
then subsiding to 7 to 11 feet today. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

MICHIGAN SOUTH...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11452 12557 11540 12537
11630 11720. Waves 7 to 10 feet building to 8 to 12 feet today.
Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

$$

 

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