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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
242 pm cst wed jan 28 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...

modest to brisk west-northwest winds will prevail over lake 
michigan at least into thursday as weak low pressure around 30.0 
inches remains over the eastern great lakes and high pressure 
around 30.5 inches extends from the northern great plains into the
lower missouri river valley. high pressure will strengthen into 
friday as weak low pressure progresses through the middle 
mississippi valley, turning winds briefly northerly to even 
northeasterly. during this time, a snow band will develop in 
central portions of the lake, with westerly winds to the west and 
northeasterly winds to the east. winds shift back to north- 
northwesterly and increase friday night as low pressure deepens in
the atlantic. moderate to heavy freezing spray will likely 
develop once again. a second brief period of northeast winds is 
possible saturday morning as high pressure slides southward into 
the u.s. southeast and low pressure in the atlantic deepens. winds
become light and variable saturday night into sunday as high
pressure finally dominates the pattern.


lmz261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-290415-
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-
242 pm cst wed jan 28 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi north...

.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north 10 to
20 kt. chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
slight chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast
10 to 20 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
freezing spray. chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
freezing spray in the morning. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft subsiding to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 5 to
10 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

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open lake forecast for lake michigan
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
242 pm cst wed jan 28 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...

modest to brisk west-northwest winds will prevail over lake 
michigan at least into thursday as weak low pressure around 30.0 
inches remains over the eastern great lakes and high pressure 
around 30.5 inches extends from the northern great plains into the
lower missouri river valley. high pressure will strengthen into 
friday as weak low pressure progresses through the middle 
mississippi valley, turning winds briefly northerly to even 
northeasterly. during this time, a snow band will develop in 
central portions of the lake, with westerly winds to the west and 
northeasterly winds to the east. winds shift back to north- 
northwesterly and increase friday night as low pressure deepens in
the atlantic. moderate to heavy freezing spray will likely 
develop once again. a second brief period of northeast winds is 
possible saturday morning as high pressure slides southward into 
the u.s. southeast and low pressure in the atlantic deepens. winds
become light and variable saturday night into sunday as high
pressure finally dominates the pattern.


lmz080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-290415-
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-
242 pm cst wed jan 28 2026

sheboygan wi to pentwater mi south...

.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. freezing spray. chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. slight chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast
10 to 20 kt. chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. chance of
snow showers. freezing spray in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.friday night...north winds to 30 kt. freezing spray. snow
showers likely. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in
the morning. freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to
12 ft. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to
5 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. waves 2 to
4 ft.  

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