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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
849 am cdt tue may 5 2026

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...

west to northwest winds expected through this morning, becoming 
light and variable by this afternoon and through tonight as a 
weak surface high around 29.9 inches passes over the lake. mainly
light to modest winds are expected wednesday afternoon and night,
before south to southwest winds return thursday into friday. winds
become westerly for a brief period into saturday behind a cold
front before becoming southwesterly once again. gales are not 
forecast at this time.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-052130-
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-
849 am cdt tue may 5 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 kt backing to south 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

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fzus63 kmkx 051349
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
849 am cdt tue may 5 2026

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...

west to northwest winds expected through this morning, becoming 
light and variable by this afternoon and through tonight as a 
weak surface high around 29.9 inches passes over the lake. mainly
light to modest winds are expected wednesday afternoon and night,
before south to southwest winds return thursday into friday. winds
become westerly for a brief period into saturday behind a cold
front before becoming southwesterly once again. gales are not 
forecast at this time.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-052130-
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-
849 am cdt tue may 5 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to south.
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt veering to north. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming west.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
3 ft.  

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