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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 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...

low pressure of 29.6 inches in northern illinois this evening, 
reaching southwest michigan early wednesday morning. northeast 
winds will become northerly tonight as the low passes over far 
southern lake michigan. gusty northwest winds are likely wednesday
into wednesday evening behind the low. not out of the question 
for a few gusts to 35 knots during this period, particularly 
across eastern portions of the lake. confidence for widespread 
gales isn't high enough at this point though for a gale watch or 
warning. 

lighter winds are likely wednesday night into early thursday as
high pressure of 30.2 inches briefly moves through. strong low
pressure of 29.1 inches is then expected to move through northern
wisconsin into northern michigan thursday night into friday.
increasing southerly winds are expected later thursday into
thursday night ahead of the low. though the cold lake may dampen
the gust potential thursday night, southerly gales will still be
possible. there is a better chance for west to northwest gales on
friday behind the low. could even see a few gusts approach storm
force per latest models. 

winds are expected to ease friday night into saturday as high 
pressure of 30.2 inches moves in from the northwest. another
strong low pressure system is likely to move through the region
late in the weekend into early next week, with another round of
gales possible.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-110915-
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-
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.rest of tonight...northeast winds to 30 kt. patchy fog. rain
with possible snow, sleet, freezing rain and thunderstorms late
this evening, then light sleet with possible snow with rain,
freezing rain and freezing drizzle likely overnight. waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.wednesday...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming north gales to
35 kt. patchy fog. chance of light freezing rain, snow, light
sleet and slight chance of light freezing drizzle in the morning,
then snow and light freezing drizzle likely in the afternoon.
waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft building to 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 ft subsiding to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southeast gales
to 45 kt overnight. rain likely with a chance of snow in the
evening, then rain and snow overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft building to 12 to 16 ft occasionally to
21 ft. 
.friday...west gales to 45 kt becoming northwest. chance of rain
and snow in the morning, then chance of snow and rain in the
afternoon. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.friday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt.
waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 7 to 10 ft
occasionally to 13 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 kt backing to south 10 to 15 kt.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...northeast gales to 35 kt increasing to gales to 40 kt.
snow likely. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft building to
14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 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...

low pressure of 29.6 inches in northern illinois this evening, 
reaching southwest michigan early wednesday morning. northeast 
winds will become northerly tonight as the low passes over far 
southern lake michigan. gusty northwest winds are likely wednesday
into wednesday evening behind the low. not out of the question 
for a few gusts to 35 knots during this period, particularly 
across eastern portions of the lake. confidence for widespread 
gales isn't high enough at this point though for a gale watch or 
warning. 

lighter winds are likely wednesday night into early thursday as
high pressure of 30.2 inches briefly moves through. strong low
pressure of 29.1 inches is then expected to move through northern
wisconsin into northern michigan thursday night into friday.
increasing southerly winds are expected later thursday into
thursday night ahead of the low. though the cold lake may dampen
the gust potential thursday night, southerly gales will still be
possible. there is a better chance for west to northwest gales on
friday behind the low. could even see a few gusts approach storm
force per latest models. 

winds are expected to ease friday night into saturday as high 
pressure of 30.2 inches moves in from the northwest. another
strong low pressure system is likely to move through the region
late in the weekend into early next week, with another round of
gales possible.


lmz080-669-870-110915-
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 whitehall to pentwater mi 5 nm offshore to mid
lake-
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south to port washington wi to
whitehall mi...

.rest of tonight...northeast winds to 30 kt becoming north 15 to
25 kt. patchy fog. rain with a chance of thunderstorms late this
evening, then rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight.  damaging winds and large hail late this evening.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds to 30 kt becoming northwest gales to
35 kt. patchy fog. chance of light freezing drizzle, slight
chance of rain, drizzle and light freezing rain in the morning,
then chance of snow and light freezing drizzle in the afternoon.
waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 11 ft
occasionally to 14 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
45 kt overnight. chance of rain in the evening, then rain
overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft building to
12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.friday...west gales to 45 kt becoming northwest. chance of rain
and snow. waves 14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft. 
.friday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 20 kt backing to southeast. chance
of snow. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to
4 ft. 
.sunday...northeast gales to 35 kt becoming north gales to 40 kt.
rain and snow likely. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft
building to 14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft.  

$$

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 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...

low pressure of 29.6 inches in northern illinois this evening, 
reaching southwest michigan early wednesday morning. northeast 
winds will become northerly tonight as the low passes over far 
southern lake michigan. gusty northwest winds are likely wednesday
into wednesday evening behind the low. not out of the question 
for a few gusts to 35 knots during this period, particularly 
across eastern portions of the lake. confidence for widespread 
gales isn't high enough at this point though for a gale watch or 
warning. 

lighter winds are likely wednesday night into early thursday as
high pressure of 30.2 inches briefly moves through. strong low
pressure of 29.1 inches is then expected to move through northern
wisconsin into northern michigan thursday night into friday.
increasing southerly winds are expected later thursday into
thursday night ahead of the low. though the cold lake may dampen
the gust potential thursday night, southerly gales will still be
possible. there is a better chance for west to northwest gales on
friday behind the low. could even see a few gusts approach storm
force per latest models. 

winds are expected to ease friday night into saturday as high 
pressure of 30.2 inches moves in from the northwest. another
strong low pressure system is likely to move through the region
late in the weekend into early next week, with another round of
gales possible.


lmz671-673-675-777-779-872-874-876-878-110915-
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 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-
905 pm cdt tue mar 10 2026

port washington wi to whitehall mi south...

...severe thunderstorm watch 35 in effect until midnight cdt
tonight...

.rest of tonight...east winds to 30 kt backing to north 15 to
25 kt. patchy fog. rain and thunderstorms likely late this
evening, then chance of rain and thunderstorms overnight.  with
damaging winds and large hail late this evening. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft. 
.wednesday...northwest winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to
35 kt. patchy fog. chance of rain, light freezing drizzle and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
snow, rain and light freezing drizzle in the afternoon. waves
6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to 12 ft
occasionally to 16 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft subsiding to 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. waves
5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...south winds to 30 kt increasing to storm force
winds to 50 kt overnight. chance of rain in the evening, then
rain likely overnight. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft
building to 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft. 
.friday...west storm force winds to 50 kt diminishing to gales to
45 kt. waves 14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to
25 kt. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft subsiding to 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast.
chance of snow. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...east gales to 35 kt becoming north gales to 40 kt. rain
and snow. waves 12 to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft building to
14 to 18 ft occasionally to 23 ft.  

$$