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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 10/29/2026 3:14 PM US/Central.
Valid through 10/29/2026 10:15 PM US/Central.
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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
314 pm cdt thu oct 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 of 30.2 inches will move into the area tonight in
the wake of a cold front that passed over the region earlier
today. moderate northwesterly winds with gusts to 20 knots will
persist this afternoon into tonight. winds then ease friday as
the core of the high pressure moves toward the lake, and then
winds become light and variable friday late afternoon into the
evening as the high pressure center moves over the middle third
of the lake.
moderate southeasterly winds then return saturday as the high
exits eastward, low pressure of 29.8 inches moves into the
central plains. light to moderate southeasterly to southerly
winds then persist into monday.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-300315-
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-
314 pm cdt thu oct 29 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southeast.
waves 1 to 2 ft.
.saturday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves 1 to
3 ft.
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast 10 to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.tuesday...southeast winds to 30 kt. showers likely. waves 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 10/29/2026 3:14 PM US/Central.
Valid through 10/29/2026 10:15 PM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 292014
glflm
expires:202610300315;;929646
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
314 pm cdt thu oct 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 of 30.2 inches will move into the area tonight in
the wake of a cold front that passed over the region earlier
today. moderate northwesterly winds with gusts to 20 knots will
persist this afternoon into tonight. winds then ease friday as
the core of the high pressure moves toward the lake, and then
winds become light and variable friday late afternoon into the
evening as the high pressure center moves over the middle third
of the lake.
moderate southeasterly winds then return saturday as the high
exits eastward, low pressure of 29.8 inches moves into the
central plains. light to moderate southeasterly to southerly
winds then persist into monday.
lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-300315-
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-
314 pm cdt thu oct 29 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers. waves
3 to 5 ft.
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south
10 to 15 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.monday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers. waves
2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.tuesday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south gales to
35 kt. showers likely. waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft.
$$
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