fzus53 kapx 160105
nshapx
expires:202607161100;;037491

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
905 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


lmz346-161100-
manistee to point betsie mi-
905 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...light winds. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. smoke. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.thursday night...light winds. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south 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 160136
nshgrb
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
836 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-160400-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
836 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.tonight...n wind 5 to 10 kts becoming around 5 kts after
midnight. waves 2 ft or less. smoke.
.thursday...n wind around 5 kts veering se in the late morning
and afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. smoke.
.thursday night...e wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. smoke.
a chance of showers after midnight. 
.friday...se wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. smoke in the
morning. a chance of showers.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-160800-
holland to grand haven mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly
sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northeast 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. smoke
through the night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. sunny, smoke. waves 1 foot or less.
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering east after
midnight. partly cloudy. smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...east winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. smoke. waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds around 20 knots veering northwest early
in the afternoon. mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
expires:202607160800;;038385

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-160800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...west winds around 10 knots. sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast after
midnight. partly cloudy. smoke through the night. waves around
1 foot. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. areas of smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds around 10 knots veering east after
midnight. mostly clear. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in
the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
expires:202607160800;;038384

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-160800-
south haven to holland mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...west winds around 10 knots. mostly sunny.
waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. smoke through the night.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. areas of smoke. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. mostly clear. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. smoke. waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early
in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
expires:202607160800;;038382

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-160800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly
sunny. areas of smoke. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. smoke in
the evening, then areas of smoke after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. sunny, smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. smoke. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...east winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. smoke. waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...west winds around 20 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny with a chance of rain showers. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to
5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
expires:202607160800;;038381

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-160800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly
sunny. areas of smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. areas of smoke. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny, smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering east after
midnight. partly cloudy. smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...east winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds around 20 knots veering north to
30 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160136
nshgrr
expires:202607160800;;038380

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-160800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
936 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.through early evening...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny.
areas of smoke. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. areas of
smoke in the evening, then smoke after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds around 5 knots backing north 5 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. sunny, smoke. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny with a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160139
nshiwx
expires:202607160815;;038501

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
939 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-160815-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
939 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...north winds around 5 knots becoming northeast. 
areas of smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds less than 10 knots. areas of smoke. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. areas of smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
areas of smoke. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 68 degrees and at michigan
city is 69 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 160122 aaa
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expires:202607160915;;038153

nearshore marine forecast...updated
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
822 pm cdt wed jul 15 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>745-160915-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
822 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...light and variable winds becoming north around
10 kt by around midnight. patchy smoke after midnight. waves 1 ft
or less building to 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt. areas of smoke. waves 1 
to 2 ft.
.thursday night...northeast winds around 10 kt becoming southeast
overnight. areas of smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 kt. areas of smoke in the morning. 
chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. 
waves around 1 ft.

$$

fzus53 klot 160122 aaa
nshlot
expires:202607160915;;038152

nearshore marine forecast...updated
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
822 pm cdt wed jul 15 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>742-160915-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
822 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...light and variable winds becoming north 10 to 
15 kt this evening then diminishing to 5 to 10 kt overnight. 
smoke after midnight. waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft.
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east in the
afternoon. smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday night...east winds around 10 kt becoming southeast
overnight. smoke. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...south winds around 10 kt becoming southeast in the
afternoon. areas of smoke in the morning. chance of showers and 
thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160210
nshmkx
expires:202607161000;;039564

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-161000-
port washington to north point light wi-
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast
early in the morning. patchy smoke just before midnight, then
areas of smoke after midnight. smoke early in the morning. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east in the
afternoon. smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. smoke through
around midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...east wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. areas of
smoke in the morning. chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160210
nshmkx
expires:202607161000;;039566

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-161000-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. patchy smoke
through the night. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east in the late
morning and afternoon. areas of smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. smoke through
around midnight, then areas of smoke after midnight. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. areas of smoke in the
morning. chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160210
nshmkx
expires:202607161000;;039563

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-161000-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast
early in the morning. areas of smoke just before midnight, then
smoke after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east in the
afternoon. smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east late
in the evening, then becoming northeast after midnight becoming
northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. smoke through
around midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then veering south late in the afternoon.
areas of smoke in the morning. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 160210
nshmkx
expires:202607161000;;039565

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-161000-
north point light to wind point wi-
910 pm cdt wed jul 15 2026

.rest of tonight...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. patchy smoke
just before midnight, then areas of smoke early in the morning.
waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east in the late
morning and afternoon. areas of smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. smoke through
around midnight, then areas of smoke after midnight. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...east wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. areas of
smoke in the morning. chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 

$$