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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 5/29/2026 9:03 AM US/Central.
Valid through 5/29/2026 4:30 PM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 291403
glflm
expires:202605292130;;842832
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
903 am cdt fri may 29 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...
high pressure around 30.3 inches will dominate the weather pattern
through the weekend into early next week. light and variable winds
are expected, with periods of breezy northeast to easterly
prevailing winds tonight into saturday, and breezy north-northeasterly
winds monday into monday night as weak cold fronts move southward
through the lake. winds are expected to remain northerly into
tuesday as low pressure begins to develop in the southern plains.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-292130-
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-
903 am cdt fri may 29 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to east 10 to
20 kt late in the evening, then increasing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 15 to
25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt veering to
southeast 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt veering to northwest
5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 5/29/2026 9:03 AM US/Central.
Valid through 5/29/2026 4:30 PM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 291403
glflm
expires:202605292130;;842833
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
903 am cdt fri may 29 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...
high pressure around 30.3 inches will dominate the weather pattern
through the weekend into early next week. light and variable winds
are expected, with periods of breezy northeast to easterly
prevailing winds tonight into saturday, and breezy north-northeasterly
winds monday into monday night as weak cold fronts move southward
through the lake. winds are expected to remain northerly into
tuesday as low pressure begins to develop in the southern plains.
lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-292130-
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-
903 am cdt fri may 29 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.rest of today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast late in the
evening, then becoming east to 30 kt late. waves 1 to 2 ft
building to 2 to 4 ft.
.saturday...east winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late
in the morning, then becoming northeast early in the afternoon.
waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft.
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. waves
2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.sunday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest.
waves 1 ft or less.
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
$$
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