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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 10/31/2026 8:23 AM US/Central.
Valid through 10/31/2026 4:15 PM US/Central.
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
823 am cdt sat oct 31 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 29.9 inches over the central high plains
today will strengthen to around 29.5 inches by sunday evening,
bringing gradually increasing southeasterly winds through today,
and again sunday night into tuesday as low pressure ejects into
the northern plains. gusty south winds and gales are likely
tuesday as low pressure makes its closest approach through
minnesota and continues to deepen. isolated thunderstorms are also
possible tuesday into tuesday night. southerly winds gradually
diminish through wednesday, with a cold front wednesday night
bringing westerly light winds to the lake. west winds gradually
shifting to northwesterly are then expected through thursday.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-312115-
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-
823 am cdt sat oct 31 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.rest of today...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft.
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
slight chance of showers. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.monday night...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. showers.
waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft.
.tuesday...south gales to 40 kt. showers. waves 10 to 14 ft
occasionally to 18 ft.
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of showers. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 10/31/2026 8:23 AM US/Central.
Valid through 10/31/2026 4:15 PM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 311323
glflm
expires:202610312115;;024389
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
823 am cdt sat oct 31 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 29.9 inches over the central high plains
today will strengthen to around 29.5 inches by sunday evening,
bringing gradually increasing southeasterly winds through today,
and again sunday night into tuesday as low pressure ejects into
the northern plains. gusty south winds and gales are likely
tuesday as low pressure makes its closest approach through
minnesota and continues to deepen. isolated thunderstorms are also
possible tuesday into tuesday night. southerly winds gradually
diminish through wednesday, with a cold front wednesday night
bringing westerly light winds to the lake. west winds gradually
shifting to northwesterly are then expected through thursday.
lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-312115-
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-
823 am cdt sat oct 31 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.rest of today...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. isolated showers
through mid morning, then slight chance of showers this
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to
15 kt. slight chance of showers. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft.
.sunday...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast. waves 1 to
3 ft.
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft.
.monday night...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south. chance
of showers. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to
8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
.tuesday...south gales to 40 kt. showers likely. waves 10 to 14
ft occasionally to 18 ft.
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. chance
of showers. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
$$
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