fzus53 kapx 281816
nshapx
expires:202608290230;;510559

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
216 pm edt fri aug 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.


lmz346-290230-
manistee to point betsie mi-
216 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

.through early evening...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. sunny.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.saturday...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. chance of showers. 
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots. showers likely.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south wind 10 to 15 knots. showers likely. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 281856
nshgrb
expires:202608282200;;514059

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
156 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-282200-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
156 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly
sunny. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kts veering sw 5 to 10 kts after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. mostly clear. 
.saturday...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. a chance
of showers. a small craft advisory may be needed.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509831

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-290800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...south winds around 15 knots. sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509832

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-290800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509833

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-290800-
holland to grand haven mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds around 10 knots. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509835

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-290800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves
less than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. clear in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509834

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-290800-
south haven to holland mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds around 10 knots. sunny.
waves less than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...south winds around 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281806
nshgrr
expires:202608290800;;509830

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-290800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
206 pm edt fri aug 28 2026

.through early evening...south winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 281341
nshiwx
expires:202608282015;;501632

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
941 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-282015-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
941 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. mostly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 74 degrees and at michigan
city is 73 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 281504
nshlot
expires:202608282115;;503865

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1004 am cdt fri aug 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-
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. mostly
sunny. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming south overnight.
increasing cloudiness. waves around 1 ft. 
.saturday...south winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy. waves around
1 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 281504
nshlot
expires:202608282115;;503864

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1004 am cdt fri aug 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-
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southeast winds around 10 kt. mostly sunny. 
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming southwest 
overnight. increasing cloudiness. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. mostly 
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. slight chance of 
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281811
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;510344

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-282200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281811
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;510343

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-282200-
north point light to wind point wi-
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. slight chance of showers in the afternoon. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. slight chance of showers through around midnight.
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281811
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;510342

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-282200-
port washington to north point light wi-
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. chance of showers through the
night. slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281811
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;510341

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-282200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
111 pm cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. gusts up to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering southwest early in the morning. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots early in the
afternoon, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.saturday night...south wind 15 to 20 knots. chance of showers
through the night. slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

$$