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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
258 am cdt wed aug 12 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...

no major changes to the going forecast this morning.

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan along with patchy fog. influence from 
this front finally moves away from the region as high pressure 
around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great lakes 
region thursday night into friday. will see south to southeasterly
winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure slides east 
of the area while low pressure develops over the plains. expect 
this low pressure to track northeastward across the upper great 
lakes later saturday into sunday bringing shower and thunderstorm
chances to the lake. behind this departing low pressure, winds
shift to the northwest later sunday into early next week as
another high pressure builds down across the region.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-121515-
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-
258 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.today...east winds less than 10 kt becoming northeast late this
morning, then becoming north early this afternoon increasing to
10 to 15 kt late. patchy fog this morning. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast.
waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus63 kmkx 120758
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expires:202608121515;;045444

open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
258 am cdt wed aug 12 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...

no major changes to the going forecast this morning.

light and variable winds are expected to continue through 
thursday as a stalled frontal boundary remains south of the lake 
bringing periodic shower and thunderstorm chances for southern 
portions of lake michigan along with patchy fog. influence from 
this front finally moves away from the region as high pressure 
around around 30.3 inches builds down across the great lakes 
region thursday night into friday. will see south to southeasterly
winds increase into the weekend as the high pressure slides east 
of the area while low pressure develops over the plains. expect 
this low pressure to track northeastward across the upper great 
lakes later saturday into sunday bringing shower and thunderstorm
chances to the lake. behind this departing low pressure, winds
shift to the northwest later sunday into early next week as
another high pressure builds down across the region.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-121515-
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-
258 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt backing to north. patchy fog
this morning. waves nearly calm. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. waves nearly
calm. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northeast. waves 1 ft
or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers
in the evening. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast
15 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds to 30 kt. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 ft. 

$$