fzus53 kapx 160230
nshapx
expires:202510161030;;208920

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1030 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

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.


lmz346-161030-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1030 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.overnight...light winds. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...light winds. sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south wind 10 to 20 knots. chance of showers. waves
4 to 7 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 160358
nshgrb
expires:202510161000;;211160

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1058 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of the shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-161000-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1058 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of the night...ne wind 5 to 10 kts. clear. waves 2 ft or
less. 
.thursday...se wind 10 to 15 kts veering s 10 to 20 kts in the
afternoon. a chance of sprinkles in the morning, then a chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to
4 ft late in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...s wind 10 to 20 kts with gusts to around
25 kts. light rain showers likely. waves 2 to 4 ft building to
4 to 7 ft. a small craft advisory may be needed. 
.friday...s wind 15 to 25 kts with gusts to around 30 kts. mostly
cloudy. waves 4 to 7 ft building to 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207938

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-160900-
holland to grand haven mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday night...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots. rain showers likely. waves
8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207937

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-160900-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots backing southeast 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.friday night...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.saturday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots. rain showers likely. waves
7 to 11 feet building to 9 to 13 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207936

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-160900-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear.
waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy with
a chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 6 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet early in
the afternoon. 
.friday night...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 7 to
10 feet. 
.saturday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 7 to 11 feet building to 8 to 12 feet early in
the afternoon. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207935

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-160900-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear.
waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest early
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with rain showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.saturday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207940

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-160900-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...east winds around 10 knots. mostly clear. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.saturday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots. rain showers. waves 9 to
13 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160203
nshgrr
expires:202510160900;;207939

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-160900-
south haven to holland mi-
1003 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds around 10 knots. mostly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in
the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. rain showers. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots. rain showers. waves 8 to
12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...west winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160229
nshiwx
expires:202510160815;;208852

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1029 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-160815-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1029 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
mostly cloudy late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...east winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 55 degrees and at michigan
city is 53 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160229
nshiwx
expires:202510160815;;208853

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1029 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-160815-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1029 pm edt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 55 degrees and at michigan
city is 53 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 160224
nshlot
expires:202510160915;;208788

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
924 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

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>742-160915-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
924 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east
after midnight. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
20 kt and then becoming south overnight. slight chance of 
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 kt. slight chance of showers in
the morning. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 160224
nshlot
expires:202510160915;;208789

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
924 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

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>745-160915-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
924 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 ft. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east. partly
cloudy in the morning then clearing. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to
20 kt and then becoming south overnight. slight chance of showers
overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 kt. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160410
nshmkx
expires:202510161000;;212020

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-161000-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then veering south after midnight
becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. chance of
showers after midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.friday...south wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots early
in the afternoon, then becoming 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. a small craft advisory
may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160410
nshmkx
expires:202510161000;;212017

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-161000-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. mostly clear. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
south late in the afternoon. sunny in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon. 
.thursday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. chance of showers.
waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. 
.friday...south wind 15 to 25 knots becoming south 15 to 25 knots
with gusts to around 30 knots early in the afternoon, then rising
to up to 30 knots late in the afternoon. chance of showers in the
morning. waves 5 to 7 feet building to 7 to 9 feet in the
afternoon. a small craft advisory may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160410
nshmkx
expires:202510161000;;212018

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-161000-
port washington to north point light wi-
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. chance of
showers through the night. waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to
6 feet early in the morning. 
.friday...south wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the morning, then becoming south 15 to 25 knots in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon. a small craft
advisory may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160410
nshmkx
expires:202510161000;;212019

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-161000-
north point light to wind point wi-
1110 pm cdt wed oct 15 2025

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.thursday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south
10 to 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots
after midnight becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. chance of showers after midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.friday...south wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the morning, then becoming south 15 to 25 knots in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet. a small craft advisory may be needed. 

$$