Lake Michigan This Weekend
 

We will be taking our Formula up to the Chicago area this weekend. Anyone going to be out running around?

South winds = big water

check the weather forecast BIG Daddy 10-12 footers & 60 degrees may want to try Lake Shelbyville/Skeeters instead

i think you mean North Winds = BIG water and cold air :drink:

Looks like some Big waves at least into Sat. We have postponed our Lk MI trip till another weekend.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zo...es/glcstmz.htm

Its going to be perfect on the west side of the lake....come boat in Chicago. Coming down on Sunday from Winthrop Harbor and spending the day on a friends sailboat.....

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.

SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO
6 FT.

Grand Haven area should make for some fun wave watching from the pier fri night...


TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST TO 30 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KNOTS
LATE IN THE DAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
MIDDAY...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO
10 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE
IN THE DAY. PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.

Friday Night
West Gales To 40 Knots. Mostly Cloudy With Scattered
Showers. Waves 10 To 15 Feet.

:eek: Dayum

yeah, lets see some of the 'ocean guys' who call Lake Michigan an 'inland lake' ride out in some of these 10-15 footers....10-15 on Lake Michigan is some crazy $hit :)

Looks like its gonna be a rough one, heres the view in SJ. Solid 6 footers already and you can see some huge waves up on the horizon.

http://images5a.snapfish.com/2323232...8%3B8349nu0mrj

Where r u launching at? There also will be fireworks at Navy pier on Sat. and East Chicago on Sun. Hope to see you out there.........

Kris...Saw you with your boat going by Silver Beach a couple weeks ago....it was a beautiful calm day. I just happened to be in town servicing some homes along the lake and saw you bring it by---sounds much better than what you had before. That was me waving at you and giving you the thumbs-up when you were heading into port in the river by the Margret Upton Arboretem (spelling???)....not sure you knew that was me though. Glad to see you having some fun with your boat. :)

theres white caps on the river so the lake should be building up nicely :drink::drink:

Thanks everyone for the replies. We plan on launching at Wintrhop. We are heading out of Indianapolis right now. If it ends up being too rough, no big deal. Visiting family up there anyways, boating was just an extra

Ahhhhhh, I was wondering who that was. Yeah that was a great day. Its been a good summer. I'm pretty bummed though it's almost over. Have you made any progress with your new toy?

We launched at Winthrop Harbor on Saturday morning and went to Saugatuck. The lake was angry, my friend! The trip home yesterday wasn't bad.

So how was your trip, did you make it out on the lake?