fzus53 kapx 070616
nshapx
expires:202608071430;;753504

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
216 am edt fri aug 7 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.


lmz346-071430-
manistee to point betsie mi-
216 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...light winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the
morning. patchy fog in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761799

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-072000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds around 10 knots backing south in the
late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds around 10 knots backing west in the late
morning and afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761802

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-072000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
waves less than 1 foot. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southwest winds around 15 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds around 10 knots backing south in
the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves around
1 foot. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761801

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-072000-
south haven to holland mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west winds around 15 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing south in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761800

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-072000-
holland to grand haven mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761798

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-072000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 070903
nshgrr
expires:202608072000;;761797

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-072000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
503 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north in the late
morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 070829
nshiwx
expires:202608071415;;760402

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
429 am edt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-071415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
429 am edt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. patchy
fog early. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...light and variable winds. mostly clear. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph and michigan city is 70 
degrees.


$$

fzus53 klot 070844
nshlot
expires:202608071515;;760908

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
344 am cdt fri aug 7 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>742-071515-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
344 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds around 10 kt. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.tonight...south winds around 10 kt becoming southwest overnight.
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in
the afternoon. partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds around 5 kt becoming around 10 kt.
mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves
1 ft or less.  

$$

fzus53 klot 070844
nshlot
expires:202608071515;;760909

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
344 am cdt fri aug 7 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>745-071515-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
344 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south winds around 10 kt. patchy fog in the morning.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...south winds around 10 kt becoming southwest. chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north in the
afternoon. slight chance of showers in the morning. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.saturday night...east winds around 5 kt becoming south
overnight. clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 071210
nshmkx
expires:202608071600;;768882

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-071600-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...southwest wind 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. mostly
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest late in
the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight becoming
west 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms through around midnight. chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon, then veering southeast late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. clear through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 071210
nshmkx
expires:202608071600;;768883

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-071600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. mostly
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering west
early in the morning. chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon, then veering east late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. clear through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 071210
nshmkx
expires:202608071600;;768880

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-071600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming 5 to 15 knots late in
the morning, then rising to 10 to 20 knots early in the afternoon
becoming 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny.
waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet late in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots late
in the evening, then veering southwest after midnight veering
west early in the morning. chance of showers and thunderstorms.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening
and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing southwest late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. clear through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 071210
nshmkx
expires:202608071600;;768881

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-071600-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cdt fri aug 7 2026

.today...southwest wind 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest late in
the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight becoming
west 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing south late in the afternoon.
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. clear through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves nearly calm. 

$$