fzus53 kapx 181540
nshapx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1140 am edt sun oct 18 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.


lmz346-182345-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1140 am edt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. sunny. waves 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around
14 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. mostly clear. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.monday night...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312570

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-182100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 7 to
10 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday night...south winds around 5 knots backing east after
midnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot.
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312569

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-182100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 7 to
10 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves 7 to
10 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds around 5 knots backing southeast in
the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312574

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-182100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering southwest 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday night...north winds around 5 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...east winds around 5 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.thursday...south winds around 5 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312573

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-182100-
south haven to holland mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. clear. waves 4 to 6 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday night...northwest winds around 5 knots veering east in the
late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.thursday...south winds around 5 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312572

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-182100-
holland to grand haven mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds around 5 knots backing east in the
late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 181453
nshgrr
expires:202610182100;;312571

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-182100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1053 am edt sun oct 18 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. clear. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds around 5 knots backing east in the
late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 181431
nshiwx
expires:202610182015;;312099

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1031 am edt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-182015-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1031 am edt sun oct 18 2026

.this afternoon...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. mostly
clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday night...light and variable winds. mostly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 

the water temperature at michigan city is 60 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 181418
nshlot
expires:202610182115;;311843

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
918 am cdt sun oct 18 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.


lmz740-741-182115-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
918 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. sunny. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to around 10 
kt. clear. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds around 10 kt becoming southeast in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less. 
.monday night...southeast winds less than 10 kt. mostly clear.
waves 1 ft or less.  


$$

fzus53 klot 181418
nshlot
expires:202610182115;;311844

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
918 am cdt sun oct 18 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.


lmz742>745-182115-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
918 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 20 kt. sunny. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 kt. clear. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...south winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in the 
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 ft or less. 
.monday night...east winds around 5 kt becoming southeast
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 ft or less. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 181610
nshmkx
expires:202610182200;;315358

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-182200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing south late
in the afternoon. gusts up to 30 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.tonight...south wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots veering southwest with gusts to around 30 knots late in
the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after midnight easing
to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots early in the
morning. clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after
midnight. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then backing south early in the afternoon
backing southeast late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.monday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest late
in the evening, then veering north after midnight becoming north
5 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 181610
nshmkx
expires:202610182200;;315359

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-182200-
port washington to north point light wi-
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering southwest with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the evening, then becoming 10 to 20 knots after midnight becoming
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early in the morning. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then backing south early in the afternoon
backing southeast late in the afternoon. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.monday night...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering south late
in the evening, then becoming north after midnight becoming north
5 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 181610
nshmkx
expires:202610182200;;315360

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-182200-
north point light to wind point wi-
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering southwest with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the evening, then becoming 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots after midnight becoming 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early
in the morning. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then backing south early in the afternoon
backing southeast late in the afternoon. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.monday night...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering south late
in the evening, then becoming southwest after midnight veering
north early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 181610
nshmkx
expires:202610182200;;315361

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-182200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1110 am cdt sun oct 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering southwest with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the evening, then becoming 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots after midnight becoming 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early
in the morning. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then backing south early in the afternoon
backing southeast late in the afternoon. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.monday night...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering south late
in the evening, then becoming southeast after midnight backing
north early in the morning. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 

$$