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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 5/8/2026 9:10 PM US/Central.
Valid through 5/9/2026 4:30 AM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 090210
glflm
expires:202605090930;;247805
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt fri may 8 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...
low pressure around 29.6 inches along the minnesota and canadian
border will move east across lake superior tonight. its cold
front will move across lake michigan saturday morning. breezy
south winds continue overnight ahead of the front, veering west
and decelerating as the front crosses saturday morning. gusty
northwest winds develop over wisconsin saturday afternoon behind
the front, which may encroach into the western nearshore waters (a
few 20-30kt gusts possible), but will decelerate towards the open
waters. another (backdoor) cold front will sag southwards across
the lake late saturday through saturday night, with a brief period
of north winds behind it.
high pressure around 30.3 inches is then expected to move from
southern manitoba on sunday to over lake michigan by monday
afternoon. relatively light and variable winds are expected early
next week.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-090930-
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-
910 pm cdt fri may 8 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. slight chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. slight
chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.sunday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. waves 1 to
3 ft.
.sunday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.monday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast to 30 kt.
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 5/8/2026 9:10 PM US/Central.
Valid through 5/9/2026 4:30 AM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 090210
glflm
expires:202605090930;;247806
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt fri may 8 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...
low pressure around 29.6 inches along the minnesota and canadian
border will move east across lake superior tonight. its cold
front will move across lake michigan saturday morning. breezy
south winds continue overnight ahead of the front, veering west
and decelerating as the front crosses saturday morning. gusty
northwest winds develop over wisconsin saturday afternoon behind
the front, which may encroach into the western nearshore waters (a
few 20-30kt gusts possible), but will decelerate towards the open
waters. another (backdoor) cold front will sag southwards across
the lake late saturday through saturday night, with a brief period
of north winds behind it.
high pressure around 30.3 inches is then expected to move from
southern manitoba on sunday to over lake michigan by monday
afternoon. relatively light and variable winds are expected early
next week.
lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-090930-
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-
910 pm cdt fri may 8 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest
15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. slight
chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 to
2 ft.
.sunday night...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft.
.monday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. rain
showers likely. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft.
.wednesday...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
$$
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