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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 2/8/2026 9:23 PM US/Central.
Valid through 2/9/2026 4:15 AM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 090323
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
923 pm cst sun feb 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...
brisk southerly winds will persist over lake michigan overnight
as high pressure of 30.5 inches stalls over the eastern great
lakes and low pressure of 29.6 inches crosses manitoba and into
ontario. the associated surface trough will cross lake michigan
monday night and bring brisk west to northwest winds tuesday
through wednesday. high pressure of 30.4 inches will cross the
great lakes wednesday night through saturday.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-091015-
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-
923 pm cst sun feb 8 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 kt. slight chance of light
freezing rain in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.monday night...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to
20 kt. chance of rain, light freezing rain and snow in the
evening, then chance of snow and light freezing rain overnight.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to
10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest. waves 1 to
3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 2/8/2026 9:23 PM US/Central.
Valid through 2/9/2026 4:15 AM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 090323
glflm
expires:202602091015;;323504
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
923 pm cst sun feb 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...
brisk southerly winds will persist over lake michigan overnight
as high pressure of 30.5 inches stalls over the eastern great
lakes and low pressure of 29.6 inches crosses manitoba and into
ontario. the associated surface trough will cross lake michigan
monday night and bring brisk west to northwest winds tuesday
through wednesday. high pressure of 30.4 inches will cross the
great lakes wednesday night through saturday.
lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-091015-
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-
923 pm cst sun feb 8 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.rest of tonight...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south.
waves 3 to 5 ft.
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally
to 8 ft.
.monday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 4 to
6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.tuesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north.
waves 2 to 4 ft.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 to
3 ft.
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
$$
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