Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Wind Lake, WI
April 24, 2024 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC) Change Location
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LMZ645 North Point Light To Wind Point Wi- 705 Am Cdt Wed Apr 24 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through this evening - .
Today - North wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet.
Tonight - Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then easing to 5 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
Thursday - East wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in the morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon backing east late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
Thursday night - East wind 10 to 15 knots veering southeast after midnight, then rising to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
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Area Discussion for - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
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FXUS63 KMKX 240920 AFDMKX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
KEY MESSAGES
- Freeze Watch later tonight into early Thursday morning for below freezing temperatures.
- Active pattern Friday through this weekend. Multiple rounds of showers/storms will result in locally heavy rainfall. The severe storm risk is more uncertain, but bears monitoring.
SHORT TERM
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Today through Thursday:
Low clouds continue to push southward through the area early this morning, with lake effect clouds over Lake Michigan. These clouds should gradually shift southward into this morning, but may linger in southern and eastern parts of the area, before exiting to the southeast this afternoon.
These clouds and the northeast winds may limit temperatures from falling to and below freezing early this morning, so not anticipating enough of a risk for frost or below freezing temperatures for a frost/freeze headline.
High pressure will shift to the east of the region today into Thursday, bringing quiet weather. Northeast winds will gradually weaken today, with light winds this afternoon and tonight.
Relative humidity values this afternoon and Thursday afternoon will be very low, in the 20 to 30 percent range away from Lake Michigan. See Fire Weather section below for more details.
Highs in the 40s near the lake and middle 50s well inland are expected, as skies gradually clear out. Highs Thursday should rise into the lower 60s well inland, with upper 40s to 50s near the lake.
Light winds and generally clear skies tonight should allow for radiational cooling to set up over the area. Lows are expected to drop into the upper 20s to around 30 over most of the area.
The signal for these temperatures has been consistent over the past few days, and the NBM 90th percentile for low temperatures is around freezing for most of the area. So, enough confidence to issue a Freeze Watch for later tonight into early Thursday morning for the entire area.
Wood
LONG TERM
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Thursday night through Tuesday:
Models and ensembles continue to show good confidence with an active weather period Friday through the upcoming weekend. It appears that two low pressure systems may shift northeast through the region. The first one shifts from the Central Plains into the Upper Midwest Friday into Saturday, with the second one taking perhaps a little more southerly path as it shifts northeast through the region Sunday into Monday.
Southwesterly flow at 500 mb lingers during this period, with a general ridge over the eastern part of the country and a trough over the west. The low level jet should help transport moisture into the region by later Friday and into Saturday, with warm air advection bringing warmer air by Saturday. Temperatures may rise well into the 70s on Saturday, as we get into the warm sector with more humid air and southwest winds.
It seems that more elevated storms could occur with the warm frontal passage later Friday and Friday night, though the dry southeast flow ahead of it may hold back the advance of the precipitation to Friday night.
Saturday into Sunday night may be the better potential for stronger thunderstorms, if any surface boundaries can tap into the warm, moist and unstable airmass. Details are still in question this far out, so keep up with the forecast. It also looks to be a wet period, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Most ensemble members have rainfall during the Friday night into Sunday night period, and some could be locally heavy with the rounds of convection. Another thing to watch as we get closer. Above normal temperatures look to linger into at least early next week.
Wood
AVIATION
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Low clouds with ceilings of 2000 to 2500 feet AGL will slowly shift southward and linger, before exiting to the southeast this afternoon. Gusty northeast winds early this morning will gradually weaken, becoming light this afternoon and tonight.
Mostly clear skies should then occur tonight into Thursday.
Winds will become southeast on Thursday and remain light.
Wood
MARINE
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
North gales should gradually subside early this morning over the south half of Lake Michigan, and a Gale Warning remains in effect until 7 AM CDT. High waves should linger into this morning.
The Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening for the nearshore waters, for gusty northeast winds into this morning and high waves into early this evening.
Winds and waves will gradually lighten up today into Thursday, as high pressure around 30.4 inches moves southeast across the region.
South winds will then increase again Friday and remain gusty through the upcoming weekend, as multiple low pressure systems move northeast through the region. There will be additional chances for gales at times Friday night into Saturday across the open waters. Building waves are expected as well.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are likely over the nearshore waters from Friday through the upcoming weekend, with the gusty winds and building waves.
Wood
FIRE WEATHER
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Northeast winds will gradually weaken today, with light winds this afternoon and tonight. Winds will shift to the southeast on Thursday and remain light. Relative humidity values this afternoon and Thursday afternoon will be very low, in the 20 to 30 percent range away from Lake Michigan. Mixing heights will be above 2000 feet AGL each afternoon, with smoke dispersal values only in the fair category today and fair to good Thursday well inland from Lake Michigan.
Wood
MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WI
Freeze Watch
WIZ046-WIZ047-WIZ051-WIZ052-WIZ056-WIZ057- WIZ058-WIZ059-WIZ060-WIZ062-WIZ063-WIZ064-WIZ065-WIZ066- WIZ067-WIZ068-WIZ069-WIZ070-WIZ071-WIZ072...midnight Thursday to 8 AM Thursday.
LM
Gale Warning
LMZ080-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-LMZ777- LMZ779-LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-LMZ878 until 7 AM Wednesday.
Small Craft Advisory...LMZ643-LMZ644-LMZ645-LMZ646 until 10 PM Wednesday.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
KEY MESSAGES
- Freeze Watch later tonight into early Thursday morning for below freezing temperatures.
- Active pattern Friday through this weekend. Multiple rounds of showers/storms will result in locally heavy rainfall. The severe storm risk is more uncertain, but bears monitoring.
SHORT TERM
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Today through Thursday:
Low clouds continue to push southward through the area early this morning, with lake effect clouds over Lake Michigan. These clouds should gradually shift southward into this morning, but may linger in southern and eastern parts of the area, before exiting to the southeast this afternoon.
These clouds and the northeast winds may limit temperatures from falling to and below freezing early this morning, so not anticipating enough of a risk for frost or below freezing temperatures for a frost/freeze headline.
High pressure will shift to the east of the region today into Thursday, bringing quiet weather. Northeast winds will gradually weaken today, with light winds this afternoon and tonight.
Relative humidity values this afternoon and Thursday afternoon will be very low, in the 20 to 30 percent range away from Lake Michigan. See Fire Weather section below for more details.
Highs in the 40s near the lake and middle 50s well inland are expected, as skies gradually clear out. Highs Thursday should rise into the lower 60s well inland, with upper 40s to 50s near the lake.
Light winds and generally clear skies tonight should allow for radiational cooling to set up over the area. Lows are expected to drop into the upper 20s to around 30 over most of the area.
The signal for these temperatures has been consistent over the past few days, and the NBM 90th percentile for low temperatures is around freezing for most of the area. So, enough confidence to issue a Freeze Watch for later tonight into early Thursday morning for the entire area.
Wood
LONG TERM
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Thursday night through Tuesday:
Models and ensembles continue to show good confidence with an active weather period Friday through the upcoming weekend. It appears that two low pressure systems may shift northeast through the region. The first one shifts from the Central Plains into the Upper Midwest Friday into Saturday, with the second one taking perhaps a little more southerly path as it shifts northeast through the region Sunday into Monday.
Southwesterly flow at 500 mb lingers during this period, with a general ridge over the eastern part of the country and a trough over the west. The low level jet should help transport moisture into the region by later Friday and into Saturday, with warm air advection bringing warmer air by Saturday. Temperatures may rise well into the 70s on Saturday, as we get into the warm sector with more humid air and southwest winds.
It seems that more elevated storms could occur with the warm frontal passage later Friday and Friday night, though the dry southeast flow ahead of it may hold back the advance of the precipitation to Friday night.
Saturday into Sunday night may be the better potential for stronger thunderstorms, if any surface boundaries can tap into the warm, moist and unstable airmass. Details are still in question this far out, so keep up with the forecast. It also looks to be a wet period, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Most ensemble members have rainfall during the Friday night into Sunday night period, and some could be locally heavy with the rounds of convection. Another thing to watch as we get closer. Above normal temperatures look to linger into at least early next week.
Wood
AVIATION
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Low clouds with ceilings of 2000 to 2500 feet AGL will slowly shift southward and linger, before exiting to the southeast this afternoon. Gusty northeast winds early this morning will gradually weaken, becoming light this afternoon and tonight.
Mostly clear skies should then occur tonight into Thursday.
Winds will become southeast on Thursday and remain light.
Wood
MARINE
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
North gales should gradually subside early this morning over the south half of Lake Michigan, and a Gale Warning remains in effect until 7 AM CDT. High waves should linger into this morning.
The Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening for the nearshore waters, for gusty northeast winds into this morning and high waves into early this evening.
Winds and waves will gradually lighten up today into Thursday, as high pressure around 30.4 inches moves southeast across the region.
South winds will then increase again Friday and remain gusty through the upcoming weekend, as multiple low pressure systems move northeast through the region. There will be additional chances for gales at times Friday night into Saturday across the open waters. Building waves are expected as well.
Small Craft Advisory conditions are likely over the nearshore waters from Friday through the upcoming weekend, with the gusty winds and building waves.
Wood
FIRE WEATHER
Issued 420 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Northeast winds will gradually weaken today, with light winds this afternoon and tonight. Winds will shift to the southeast on Thursday and remain light. Relative humidity values this afternoon and Thursday afternoon will be very low, in the 20 to 30 percent range away from Lake Michigan. Mixing heights will be above 2000 feet AGL each afternoon, with smoke dispersal values only in the fair category today and fair to good Thursday well inland from Lake Michigan.
Wood
MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WI
Freeze Watch
WIZ046-WIZ047-WIZ051-WIZ052-WIZ056-WIZ057- WIZ058-WIZ059-WIZ060-WIZ062-WIZ063-WIZ064-WIZ065-WIZ066- WIZ067-WIZ068-WIZ069-WIZ070-WIZ071-WIZ072...midnight Thursday to 8 AM Thursday.
LM
Gale Warning
LMZ080-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-LMZ777- LMZ779-LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-LMZ878 until 7 AM Wednesday.
Small Craft Advisory...LMZ643-LMZ644-LMZ645-LMZ646 until 10 PM Wednesday.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| MLWW3 - Milwaukee, WI | 19 mi | 37 min | NNE 16G | 36°F | ||||
| KNSW3 - Kenosha, WI | 24 mi | 47 min | NNW 9.9G | 37°F | 30.21 | |||
| 45013 | 25 mi | 77 min | NNE 19G | 36°F | 42°F | 6 ft | 30.24 | |
| 45199 | 28 mi | 77 min | NNE 19 | 35°F | 42°F | 7 ft | 29.89 | |
| 45187 | 30 mi | 37 min | 39°F | 46°F | 5 ft | |||
| 45186 | 36 mi | 37 min | W 18G | 39°F | 46°F | 4 ft | ||
| WHRI2 - Waukegan Harbor, IL | 36 mi | 107 min | N 13 | |||||
| PWAW3 - Port Washington, WI | 42 mi | 67 min | NE 11G | 37°F | 30.26 |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KBUU BURLINGTON MUNI,WI | 12 sm | 32 min | ENE 09 | 10 sm | Overcast | 37°F | 25°F | 60% | 30.23 | |
| KMKE GENERAL MITCHELL INTL,WI | 16 sm | 55 min | N 10G22 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 36°F | 27°F | 69% | 30.22 | |
| KUES WAUKESHA COUNTY,WI | 16 sm | 62 min | NNW 10 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 32°F | 21°F | 64% | 30.23 | |
| KRAC BATTEN INTL,WI | 18 sm | 54 min | N 14G23 | 10 sm | Overcast | 37°F | 27°F | 65% | 30.24 | |
| KENW KENOSHA RGNL,WI | 19 sm | 54 min | NNE 10G16 | 10 sm | Overcast | 39°F | 27°F | 60% | 30.22 | |
| KMWC LAWRENCE J TIMMERMAN,WI | 21 sm | 62 min | N 07 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 36°F | 25°F | 64% | 30.24 |
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