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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
151 pm cst wed feb 11 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 around 30.4 inches will continue to move from the 
upper midwest/plains this evening and over the great lakes into 
thursday. will see the breezy northwesterly winds this afternoon 
gradually weaken tonight and remain light through the day thursday. 
then high pressure will shift east by friday and southwesterly flow 
returns to lake michigan for friday. will see a weak cold front pass 
over the lake into saturday turning winds more westerly as lake 
michigan sits between two low pressures with one around 29.7 inches 
tracking across far northern manitoba/ontario and another around 
29.6 inches tracking across the lower mississippi river valley. 
southerly winds then return for sunday and linger into the start 
of next week.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-120415-
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-
151 pm cst wed feb 11 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt backing to southwest 5 to
10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south 10 to 15 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

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fzus63 kmkx 111951
glflm 
expires:202602120415;;470818

open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
151 pm cst wed feb 11 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 around 30.4 inches will continue to move from the 
upper midwest/plains this evening and over the great lakes into 
thursday. will see the breezy northwesterly winds this afternoon 
gradually weaken tonight and remain light through the day thursday. 
then high pressure will shift east by friday and southwesterly flow 
returns to lake michigan for friday. will see a weak cold front pass 
over the lake into saturday turning winds more westerly as lake 
michigan sits between two low pressures with one around 29.7 inches 
tracking across far northern manitoba/ontario and another around 
29.6 inches tracking across the lower mississippi river valley. 
southerly winds then return for sunday and linger into the start 
of next week.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-120415-
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-
151 pm cst wed feb 11 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming north 10 to
15 kt. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 kt backing to west. waves 2 to
4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west 5 to
10 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 kt becoming south. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

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