fzus53 kapx 160711
nshapx
expires:202608161515;;276863

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
311 am edt sun aug 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.


lmz346-161515-
manistee to point betsie mi-
311 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming north early in the
evening. isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.monday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.monday night...southwest 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 kgrb 161016
nshgrb
expires:202608161600;;284348

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
516 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-161600-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
516 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.early this morning...sw wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less.
patchy fog. a slight chance of showers. 
.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kts veering nw 10 to 15 kts early in the
afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. a slight chance of showers. 
.tonight...n wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. partly
cloudy. 
.monday...nw wind 5 to 10 kts backing s early in the afternoon.
waves 2 ft or less. mostly sunny. 
.monday night...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly
clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282224

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-162000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering west in the late morning
and afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest winds around 15 knots veering north in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...north winds around 10 knots backing northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.monday night...west winds around 10 knots backing southwest 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds around 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282227

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-162000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282226

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-162000-
south haven to holland mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282225

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-162000-
holland to grand haven mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering west in the late morning
and afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds around 15 knots veering north in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.monday night...northwest winds around 10 knots backing southwest
10 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282223

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-162000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...south winds around 10 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers
in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday night...west winds around 10 knots backing southwest 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 160933
nshgrr
expires:202608162000;;282222

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-162000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
533 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. a slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds around 10 knots backing northwest in
the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 160736
nshiwx
expires:202608161415;;277573

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
336 am edt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-161415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
336 am edt sun aug 16 2026

.today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. mostly
sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph and michigan city is 59 
degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 160818
nshlot
expires:202608161530;;279533

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
318 am cdt sun aug 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.


lmz743>745-161530-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
318 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west late. chance
of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast 
overnight. slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 
evening. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft.
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. partly
cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday night...southeast winds around 5 kt becoming southwest 
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

fzus53 klot 160818
nshlot
expires:202608161530;;279532

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
318 am cdt sun aug 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>742-161530-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
318 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest late. chance
of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northeast 
overnight. mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly 
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast in the
afternoon. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.monday night...south winds around 5 kt becoming southwest
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161011
nshmkx
expires:202608161600;;284208

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-161600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...west wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon, then veering northwest late in the afternoon.
patchy fog in the morning. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.monday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering south late in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots after midnight, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161011
nshmkx
expires:202608161600;;284207

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-161600-
north point light to wind point wi-
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161011
nshmkx
expires:202608161600;;284205

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-161600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots
with gusts to around 20 knots early in the afternoon veering
northwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in the afternoon.
patchy fog in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight, then becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south 5 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.monday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161011
nshmkx
expires:202608161600;;284206

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-161600-
port washington to north point light wi-
511 am cdt sun aug 16 2026

.today...west wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots with
gusts to around 20 knots early in the afternoon, then veering
northwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in the afternoon.
partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north late in
the evening, then easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast early in the
afternoon, then veering south late in the afternoon. sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.monday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 

$$