fzus53 kapx 280747
nshapx
expires:202604282000;;658908

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
347 am edt tue apr 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.


lmz346-282000-
manistee to point betsie mi-
347 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots, gusts to 25 knots, 
decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. slight chance of
showers early in the morning. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...north wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday night...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 280928
nshgrb
expires:202604281600;;663245

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
428 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-281600-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
428 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cdt this afternoon...

.early this morning...w wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft.
mostly cloudy. 
.today...w wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts early in
the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. partly sunny. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering ne in the late evening and
overnight. waves 2 ft or less. mostly cloudy. 
.wednesday...ne wind 5 to 10 kts veering e early in the
afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. partly sunny. 
.wednesday night...e wind 5 to 10 kts backing nw after midnight.
waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663882

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-282000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663883

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-282000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering north in the late
evening and early morning, then veering northeast after midnight.
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663887

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-282000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering north after midnight.
partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming around
10 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663885

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-282000-
holland to grand haven mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. areas of drizzle in the morning.
waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering north 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663886

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-282000-
south haven to holland mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...west winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
mostly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering north after midnight.
partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain
showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663884

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-282000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. areas of drizzle in the morning.
waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280744
nshiwx
expires:202604281415;;658855

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-281415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
gusts up to 25 knots early. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet 
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet or less building
to 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 48 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280744
nshiwx
expires:202604281415;;658854

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-281415-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.today...west winds 5 to 15 knots. gusts up to 25 knots early. 
partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northeast winds less than 10 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 48 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 280739
nshlot
expires:202604282115;;658618

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
239 am cdt tue apr 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-
239 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...

.early this morning...west winds to 30 kt with a few gale force
gusts to 35 kt. cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.today...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. a few rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. isolated showers in the
morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming west
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 280739
nshlot
expires:202604282115;;658617

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
239 am cdt tue apr 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-
239 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...

.early this morning...west winds to 30 kt with a few gale force
gusts to 35 kt. cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft, largest offshore. 
.today...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. a few rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. isolated showers in the
morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds around 10 kt becoming west
overnight. decreasing cloudiness. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281010
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;664822

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-281600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cdt this afternoon...

.today...west wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots in the
late morning and early afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. cloudy in the
morning then becoming partly sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after
midnight veering northeast early in the morning. mostly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots in
the afternoon. slight chance of showers in the afternoon. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing northwest
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281010
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;664823

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-281600-
port washington to north point light wi-
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cdt this afternoon...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots early in
the afternoon, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning
and afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then veering north after midnight becoming
northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. mostly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northeast wind 10 to 15 knots backing north in the
late morning and early afternoon, then easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west in
the late evening and early morning, then veering northwest early
in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281010
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;664824

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-281600-
north point light to wind point wi-
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cdt this afternoon...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the
afternoon. cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning
and afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north after
midnight, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
partly cloudy through around midnight then becoming mostly
cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of showers. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing west in the
late evening and early morning, then veering northwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281010
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;664825

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-281600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
510 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cdt this afternoon...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
easing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. cloudy in the morning
then becoming partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north after
midnight, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of showers in the morning.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in
the evening, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$