fzus53 kapx 160652
nshapx
expires:202601161500;;966804

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
152 am est fri jan 16 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.


lmz345-346-161500-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
152 am est fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
early in the evening. snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding
to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 10 to 15 knots. snow showers likely. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. heavy freezing
spray. chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 161253
nshgrb
expires:202601161700;;982307

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
653 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-161700-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
653 am cst fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am cst this morning...

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft. light snow likely.
.tonight...w wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of
light snow. a small craft advisory may be needed. 
.saturday...w wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts early
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of light snow in the
morning, then light snow likely in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...nw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly
cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160933
nshiwx
expires:202601161515;;974836

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
433 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-161515-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
433 am est fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. gusts up
to 30 knots. snow showers this morning, then a chance of snow 
showers late. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a
chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots.
freezing spray in the morning. a chance of snow showers. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. waves 4 to
7 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 36
degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160933
nshiwx
expires:202601161515;;974835

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
433 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-161515-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
433 am est fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. gusts up
to 30 knots. snow showers likely this morning, then a chance of 
snow showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. gusts up
to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 36
degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 160923
nshlot
expires:202601161615;;974487

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
323 am cst fri jan 16 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>743-161615-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
323 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west this afternoon.
snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the 
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in the 
evening, then slight chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 to
4 ft.
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. slight chance of snow 
in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

fzus53 klot 160923
nshlot
expires:202601161615;;974488

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
323 am cst fri jan 16 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.


lmz744-745-161615-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
323 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west this afternoon.
snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the 
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in the
evening, then slight chance of snow showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
evening, then a slight chance of snow overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161310
nshmkx
expires:202601161700;;983073

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-161700-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow in the morning, then
isolated snow showers early in the afternoon. scattered snow
showers late in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
scattered snow showers through around midnight, then slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the afternoon. slight chance of snow showers in the morning,
then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161310
nshmkx
expires:202601161700;;983070

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-161700-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow in the morning, then
scattered snow showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the afternoon. chance of snow showers in the morning, then
snow showers likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. slight chance of snow showers through around
midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161310
nshmkx
expires:202601161700;;983071

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-161700-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow in the morning, then
scattered snow showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots.
chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late
in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161310
nshmkx
expires:202601161700;;983072

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-161700-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow in the morning, then
scattered snow showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$