fzus53 kapx 291823
nshapx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
223 pm edt tue sep 29 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.


lmz346-300230-
manistee to point betsie mi-
223 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...south wind 10 to 20 knots. slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then showers after midnight. waves 2 feet
or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 20 knots. rain showers likely.
waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 300024
nshgrb
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
724 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-300400-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
724 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am cdt wednesday through
late wednesday night...

.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 7 ft after midnight. a
chance of showers in the evening, then showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.wednesday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts backing s 10 to 15 kts in the
late morning and afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft. a slight chance of
showers in the morning. patchy fog. 
.wednesday night...sw wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft. a chance
of showers. 
.thursday...w wind 5 to 10 kts veering nw in the late morning and
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274244

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-300800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.through early evening...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. rain after midnight. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. rain. waves 5 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. cloudy with a chance of rain. waves
6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early
in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274249

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-300800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds around 5 knots. sunny.
waves less than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. rain. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. rain likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds around 10 knots veering north in
the late evening and overnight. rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274248

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-300800-
south haven to holland mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274247

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-300800-
holland to grand haven mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274246

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-300800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.through early evening...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny.
waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy. a chance of rain
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. rain. waves 5 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight. rain likely. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 300038
nshgrr
expires:202609300800;;274245

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-300800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
837 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.through early evening...south winds around 15 knots. partly sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. a chance of rain
after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. rain. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain likely. waves 6 to
9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early
in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 292032
nshiwx
expires:202609300215;;265431

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
432 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-300215-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
432 pm edt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots. showers. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 59 degrees and at michigan
city is 60 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 291949
nshlot
expires:202609300330;;263040

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
249 pm cdt tue sep 29 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>742-300330-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
249 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

.late this afternoon...east winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy. 
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming south. chance of
showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
showers. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. showers likely in
the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds around 10 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
around 1 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 291949
nshlot
expires:202609300330;;263041

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
249 pm cdt tue sep 29 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>745-300330-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
249 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

.late this afternoon...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. 
mostly cloudy. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south late.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
showers likely. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds around 10 kt. chance of showers in
the morning, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 300010
nshmkx
expires:202609300400;;273485

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-300400-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...south wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots late
in the evening, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. chance of showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then becoming 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. showers in the morning, then showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest
late in the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight
becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms through around
midnight, then showers after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late
in the afternoon. showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 300010
nshmkx
expires:202609300400;;273482

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-300400-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...south wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight. chance of showers
through around midnight, then showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...south wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. chance of showers
through the day. waves 3 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet late
in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest
late in the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
chance of showers through around midnight, then showers likely
after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north late in
the afternoon. showers likely. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 300010
nshmkx
expires:202609300400;;273483

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-300400-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers late in
the evening. showers after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. chance of
showers through around midnight, then showers after midnight.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north late in
the afternoon. showers. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 300010
nshmkx
expires:202609300400;;273484

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-300400-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 pm cdt tue sep 29 2026

.tonight...south wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots late
in the evening, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. slight chance of showers late in the evening. chance of
showers after midnight, then showers likely early in the morning.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots.
showers in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest
late in the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
showers likely through around midnight, then showers after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north late in
the afternoon. showers. waves around 1 foot. 

$$