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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 9/23/2026 8:55 AM US/Central.
Valid through 9/23/2026 4:15 PM US/Central.
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expires:202609232115;;926684
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
855 am cdt wed sep 23 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...
an east to west high pressure area around 30.6 inches will remain
from southern quebec to ontario through thursday. modest easterly
winds will continue, then become east southeast for thursday
night into the weekend as the high reorients from the northern
great lakes to james bay.
lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-232115-
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-
855 am cdt wed sep 23 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...
.rest of today...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast 15 to
25 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.tonight...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast. waves 2 to
4 ft.
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast. waves
2 to 4 ft.
.thursday night...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 10 to
15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt. waves
1 to 3 ft.
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. waves
1 ft or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.sunday...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt.
waves 1 ft or less.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMKX
Issued 9/23/2026 8:55 AM US/Central.
Valid through 9/23/2026 4:15 PM US/Central.
fzus63 kmkx 231355
glflm
expires:202609232115;;926685
open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
855 am cdt wed sep 23 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...
an east to west high pressure area around 30.6 inches will remain
from southern quebec to ontario through thursday. modest easterly
winds will continue, then become east southeast for thursday
night into the weekend as the high reorients from the northern
great lakes to james bay.
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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-
855 am cdt wed sep 23 2026
sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...
.rest of today...east winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northeast 10 to
20 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east. waves 3 to
5 ft.
.thursday...east winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.thursday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast.
waves 2 to 4 ft.
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east 5 to 10 kt.
waves 1 to 3 ft.
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. waves
1 to 2 ft.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
2 ft.
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