Watch out for a weather change today that will take gorgeous swim waters to dangerous.

While todays weather out of the sky wont be great beach weather, the late afternoon and evening will have sky conditions enticing you to the southern Michigan beaches of Lake Michigan.

Most of the danger will develop along these popular beaches from Indiana north through Muskegon to Leelanau County.

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The dangerous conditions are expected to develop by 2 p.m. this afternoon and continue through Saturday.

Heres a forecast animation showing the wind shift to the northwest coming across Michigan. The northwest wind will end the heatwave for a few days, but kick up waves on the Lake Michigan shores, Lake Superior shores and the west side of the Thumb.

Wind forecast from 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2020 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020.

High waves, strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions are going to develop this afternoon along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the eastern side of Saginaw Bay and the Lake Superior shoreline.

Current record high water levels are putting calm waters of Lake Michigan only a few feet below the top of pier walkways. With the winds kicking up to over 15 mph out of the northwest, waves will easily start crashing over the top of piers.

I was at the Frankfort pier last week and realized it would only take three foot waves for water to come over the pier.

So watch for a change in the wave activity on all of Michigans Great Lakes this afternoon. Stay out of the water as the waves increase. Strong currents can pull any level of swimmer into deeper water. Stay off the piers. The north side of piers will be especially dangerous, but stay off the piers altogether.

If you feel like you have to be in the water, WEAR A LIFE JACKET.

Sunday should go back to being a better swimming day. However, it will be cooler with highs near 80 degrees.

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