fzus53 kapx 080602
nshapx
expires:202607081900;;603941

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
202 am edt wed jul 8 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.


lmz346-081900-
manistee to point betsie mi-
202 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.today...light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the
morning. slight chance of showers in the morning. chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...light winds. 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 081345
nshgrb
expires:202607081600;;622470

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
845 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-081600-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
845 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...sw wind 5 to 10 kts backing s early in the afternoon.
waves 2 ft or less. scattered thunderstorms in the morning.
scattered showers. thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kts veering sw, then veering n after
midnight. waves 2 ft or less. showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. 
.thursday...ne wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. a chance of
showers. 
.thursday night...ne wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. patchy
fog after midnight.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622471

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-082100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...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. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622476

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-082100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy with
a chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622475

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-082100-
south haven to holland mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds around 10 knots. sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northwest winds around 10 knots veering north
after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...east winds around 10 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622474

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-082100-
holland to grand haven mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering north 5 to
10 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds around 10 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622473

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-082100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering north after
midnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds around 10 knots veering southeast in the late
morning and early afternoon, then veering northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 081346
nshgrr
expires:202607082100;;622472

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-082100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
946 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds around 10 knots veering south in the late
morning and early afternoon, then veering northwest 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 080742
nshiwx
expires:202607081415;;609952

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
342 am edt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-081415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
342 am edt wed jul 8 2026

.today...light and variable winds. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
mostly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...west winds less than 10 knots. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 49 degrees and at michigan
city is 50 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 080901
nshlot
expires:202607081530;;612756

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
401 am cdt wed jul 8 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>745-081530-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
401 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...southwest winds around 5 kt becoming southeast in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tonight...south winds around 10 kt becoming southwest. mostly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves around
1 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds around 10 kt. chance of showers and 
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 kt. showers likely and a 
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. waves around 1 ft. 

$$

fzus53 klot 080901
nshlot
expires:202607081530;;612755

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
401 am cdt wed jul 8 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>742-081530-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
401 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...south winds around 5 kt becoming southeast and increasing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 ft or less
building to 1 to 2 ft.
.tonight...south winds around 10 kt. mostly clear in the evening,
then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thursday...west winds around 10 kt becoming northeast and
increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. slight chance of 
showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and 
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 ft. 
.thursday night...north winds around 10 kt. chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 081210
nshmkx
expires:202607081600;;620053

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-081600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south 5 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 15 knots veering southwest 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then backing south after midnight
veering southwest early in the morning. slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north in the
afternoon. chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots. showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms through around midnight. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 081210
nshmkx
expires:202607081600;;620050

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-081600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of thunderstorms and
isolated showers late in the morning. chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots late
in the evening, then veering southwest after midnight becoming
southwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. showers likely and
a chance of thunderstorms through the night. patchy fog after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...south wind 5 to 10 knots backing north late in the
morning, then veering northeast in the afternoon. chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. chance of showers through the day.
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around
1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming north
late in the evening, then rising to 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
slight chance of thunderstorms through around midnight. slight
chance of showers through the night. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 081210
nshmkx
expires:202607081600;;620051

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-081600-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south early in the
afternoon, then rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the
afternoon. chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 15 knots veering southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night. patchy fog after midnight. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late in
the morning, then veering northeast early in the afternoon
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. chance of
showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots easing to 5 knots
late in the evening, then becoming north after midnight. chance
of thunderstorms through around midnight. chance of showers
through the night. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 081210
nshmkx
expires:202607081600;;620052

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-081600-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cdt wed jul 8 2026

.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms through around midnight, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering west late in the
morning, then veering northeast early in the afternoon becoming
northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. chance of showers through the day.
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots backing north
after midnight. chance of thunderstorms through around midnight.
chance of showers through the night. waves around 1 foot. 

$$