fzus53 kapx 280753
nshapx
expires:202610281600;;844956

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
353 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lakes huron...
michigan and superior. 

waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 
1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the average of 
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.


lmz346-281600-
manistee to point betsie mi-
353 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
thursday afternoon...

.today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 25 knots. rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.thursday...west wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 280816
nshgrb
expires:202610281600;;846478

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
316 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-281600-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
316 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
thursday morning...

.early this morning...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft.
mostly clear. 
.today...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to
4 ft in the afternoon. mostly sunny. 
.tonight...s wind 15 to 25 kts veering sw 10 to 20 kts after
midnight. waves 4 to 7 ft. a chance of showers in the evening.
rain showers likely after midnight. 
.thursday...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. mostly sunny. 
.thursday night...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. clear. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846471

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-280930-
pentwater to manistee mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846472

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-280930-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering north 10 to
20 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846473

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-280930-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest around
15 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846475

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-280930-
south haven to holland mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds around 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot.
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly clear. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846474

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-280930-
holland to grand haven mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest around
15 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain
showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280816
nshgrr
expires:202610280930;;846476

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-280930-
st joseph to south haven mi-
416 am edt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through thursday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...south winds around 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds around 10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280741
nshiwx
expires:202610281415;;844631

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
341 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-281415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
341 am edt wed oct 28 2026

.today...south winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 53 degrees and at michigan
city is 58 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280741
nshiwx
expires:202610281415;;844630

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
341 am edt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-281415-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
341 am edt wed oct 28 2026

.today...south winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear. waves 
around 1 foot. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 53 degrees and at michigan
city is 58 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 280754
nshlot
expires:202610282115;;844969

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
254 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within 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 waves, along with the
average height of the highest 10 percent of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.


lmz743>745-282115-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
254 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

.early this morning...southeast winds around 10 kt. mostly 
cloudy. waves around 1 ft. 
.today...south winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly sunny. waves around
1 ft. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southwest 15 to 20 kt
late. mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds around 10 kt. mostly clear. waves
1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 280754
nshlot
expires:202610282115;;844968

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
254 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within 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 waves, along with the
average height of the highest 10 percent of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.


lmz740>742-282115-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
254 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt 
in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...south winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southwest. slight
chance of showers after midnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to
2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. slight chance of showers. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.thursday night...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming north.
clear. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 280810
nshmkx
expires:202610282100;;846237

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-282100-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots late in the evening, then
becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering west late in the morning, then becoming
northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to around 1 foot in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north
early in the morning. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 280810
nshmkx
expires:202610282100;;846236

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-282100-
north point light to wind point wi-
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots late in the evening, then
becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering northwest late in the afternoon. slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots late in the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after
midnight veering north early in the morning. mostly clear. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 280810
nshmkx
expires:202610282100;;846235

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-282100-
port washington to north point light wi-
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight. chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering northwest in the afternoon. slight chance of
showers in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight veering north early in the morning.
mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 280810
nshmkx
expires:202610282100;;846234

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-282100-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
310 am cdt wed oct 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
thursday morning...

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then rising to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet late in the evening, then subsiding to
3 to 5 feet after midnight subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the
morning. 
.thursday...west wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering northwest with gusts to around 20 knots in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in
the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. clear. waves around 1 foot. 

$$