fzus53 kapx 270222
nshapx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1022 pm edt sun apr 26 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.


lmz346-271115-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1022 pm edt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.overnight...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy early
in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...southeast wind 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday night...south wind 15 to 25 knots. rain showers and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 4 to
7 feet. 

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 270641
nshgrb
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
141 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-271000-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
141 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am cdt this morning
through tuesday afternoon...

.rest of the night...se wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft.
mostly cloudy. 
.monday...se wind to 30 kts with gale force gusts to around
35 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon.
patchy fog. a chance of showers in the morning. rain showers and
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.monday night...s wind to 30 kts veering sw 15 to 25 kts after
midnight. waves 8 to 12 ft subsiding to 6 to 10 ft after
midnight. patchy fog in the evening. showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.tuesday...w wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts early
in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. partly sunny.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-270845-
pentwater to manistee mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a chance
of thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet in the
late evening and overnight. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance of rain
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the
afternoon. 
.tuesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering north in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-270845-
st joseph to south haven mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 20 to
25 knots after midnight. rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast in the
late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-270845-
south haven to holland mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest after
midnight. rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing south in the
late evening and early morning, then backing north after midnight.
partly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-270845-
holland to grand haven mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest after
midnight. rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest around
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-270845-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in
the afternoon. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a chance
of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet in the
late evening and overnight. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering north after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. 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 backing northwest 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 270736
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-270845-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
336 am edt mon apr 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning through
tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds to 30 knots. rain showers likely. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a chance
of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the
late evening and overnight. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering north after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 klot 270242
nshlot
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
942 pm cdt sun apr 26 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>745-270915-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
942 pm cdt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from monday morning through
tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...east winds around 10 kt becoming southeast 15 
to 20 kt late. partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly 
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday...southeast winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt by
late morning, then becoming south to 30 kt late. showers likely 
by early afternoon, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms 
late in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft. 
.monday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 20 to
25 kt overnight. showers with thunderstorms likely in the
evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
overnight. some thunderstorms may be severe in the evening. waves
4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. 
mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 3
to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 klot 270242
nshlot
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
942 pm cdt sun apr 26 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>742-270915-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
942 pm cdt sun apr 26 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am cdt monday through
tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast
and increasing to 15 to 25 kt late. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 
ft building to 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.monday...southeast winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt early in
the afternoon, then becoming south late. showers likely in the 
late morning and early afternoon, then showers and a chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft.
.monday night...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest 20 to
25 kt overnight. showers with thunderstorms likely in the
evening, then slight chance of showers overnight. some
thunderstorms may be severe. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. 
mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 3
to 6 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 270610
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-270900-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

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

.rest of tonight...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots early in the morning. cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.monday...southeast wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
in the afternoon. slight chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet. 
.monday night...southeast wind up to 30 knots veering south late
in the evening, then becoming southwest 15 to 25 knots after
midnight. rain showers with thunderstorms likely through around
midnight, then chance of showers after midnight. waves 7 to
9 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the morning. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon, then easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 270610
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-270900-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

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

.rest of tonight...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots early in the morning.
cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southeast wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming southeast up to 30 knots
late in the afternoon. chance of showers through the day. slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 8 feet. 
.monday night...south wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots late in the evening, then veering southwest after
midnight veering west early in the morning. rain showers with
thunderstorms likely through around midnight, then chance of
showers after midnight. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon,
then easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. partly
sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 270610
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-270900-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

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

.rest of tonight...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southeast wind 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the afternoon.
chance of showers through the day. slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in
the afternoon. 
.monday night...south wind 15 to 25 knots veering west early in
the morning. rain showers with thunderstorms likely through
around midnight, then chance of showers after midnight. waves
5 to 7 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots late
in the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
late morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 270610
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-270900-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 am cdt mon apr 27 2026

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

.rest of tonight...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming southeast
15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 3 to
4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. 
.monday night...south wind 15 to 25 knots veering southwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then veering west early in the morning.
showers and thunderstorms likely through around midnight, then
chance of showers after midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to
3 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
around 1 foot in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$