fzus53 kapx 120732
nshapx
expires:202601121545;;211604

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
232 am est mon jan 12 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.


lmz345-346-121545-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
232 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...west wind 10 to 25 knots. slight chance of snow early in
the morning. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the 
afternoon. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. rain showers likely.
waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. chance of rain and snow showers. waves 4 to
7 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 121103
nshgrb
expires:202601121700;;220087

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
503 am cst mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-121700-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
503 am cst mon jan 12 2026

.early this morning...sw wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft.
clear.
.today...w wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly sunny. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of
light rain after midnight. 
.tuesday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts veering w early in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of light rain. a small craft advisory
may be needed. 
.tuesday night...w wind 15 to 25 kts veering nw to 30 kts after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. a
chance of light snow and light rain after midnight.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221486

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-122100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. a chance of drizzle. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. drizzle likely. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest to
30 knots after midnight. cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday...north gales to 35 knots. snow. waves 9 to 13 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. waves
3 to 5 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221491

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-122100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of drizzle and snow. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots. partly sunny. a chance of
drizzle. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest after
midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds to 30 knots veering north gales to
35 knots early in the afternoon. snow and rain. waves 6 to 8 feet
building to 9 to 13 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. waves
3 to 5 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221490

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-122100-
south haven to holland mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of drizzle and snow. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots. partly sunny. drizzle
likely. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest after
midnight. mostly cloudy with rain likely. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds to 30 knots. snow. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. snow showers. waves 4 to
6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221489

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-122100-
holland to grand haven mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of drizzle and snow. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. drizzle likely. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of
rain. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds to 30 knots. snow. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221488

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-122100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of drizzle. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest gales to 35 knots veering west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. drizzle likely. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain likely
and a slight chance of snow. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds to 30 knots. snow. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny with a chance
of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 121134
nshgrr
expires:202601122100;;221487

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-122100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
634 am est mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. a chance
of drizzle. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. drizzle likely. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.wednesday...north gales to 35 knots. snow. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.friday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. waves
4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 120939 cca
nshiwx
expires:202601121530;;217529

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
438 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-121530-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
438 am est mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 
knots. gusts up to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet 
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest. gusts up to 25 knots. a chance of rain and snow
overnight. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 36 degrees and at michigan
city is 35 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 120939 cca
nshiwx
expires:202601121530;;217530

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
438 am est mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-121530-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
438 am est mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 
knots. gusts up to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 4 to 7 feet 
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. mostly clear in the evening, then
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots.
a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest. gusts up to 25 knots. a chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain and snow overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 36 degrees and at michigan
city is 35 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 120911
nshlot
expires:202601121645;;215892

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
311 am cst mon jan 12 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.


lmz744-745-121645-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
311 am cst mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until noon cst today...

.today...southwest winds to 30 kt early, diminishing to 15 to 20 
kt by afternoon. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt
toward morning. mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds to 30 kt. a chance of sprinkles in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest late. 
slight chance of rain and snow showers overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft 
building to 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

fzus53 klot 120911
nshlot
expires:202601121645;;215891

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
311 am cst mon jan 12 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>743-121645-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
311 am cst mon jan 12 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt early, diminishing to 15 to 
20 kt by midday. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt
toward morning. mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. a chance of sprinkles in 
the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest late. 
mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 121110
nshmkx
expires:202601121700;;220834

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-121700-
port washington to north point light wi-
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am cst early this
morning...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight, then
becoming 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. chance of rain
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west late in the
afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of
rain in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...west wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then veering northwest after midnight
becoming 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. slight chance of
rain and snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 121110
nshmkx
expires:202601121700;;220836

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-121700-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am cst early this
morning...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon, then backing southwest late in the afternoon.
gusts up to 25 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight, then
becoming 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of
rain after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of rain. waves 3 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early
in the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. slight chance of rain and
snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 121110
nshmkx
expires:202601121700;;220833

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-121700-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am cst early this
morning...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
backing southwest late in the evening, then becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight becoming 10 to 20 knots early in
the morning. chance of rain after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west late in the
afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of
rain in the afternoon. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...west wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then veering northwest after midnight
becoming 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. chance of rain and
snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet
early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 121110
nshmkx
expires:202601121700;;220835

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-121700-
north point light to wind point wi-
510 am cst mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am cst early this
morning...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight, then
becoming 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. chance of rain
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west early in
the afternoon, then easing to 10 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of
rain in the afternoon. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots early in the morning. slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early
in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$