fzus53 kapx 281443
nshapx
expires:202608282245;;503259

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1043 am edt fri aug 28 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.


lmz346-282245-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1043 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.today...light winds. isolated showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 281556
nshgrb
expires:202608282200;;505364

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1056 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-282200-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1056 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. partly
cloudy during the morning then clearing. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kts veering sw 5 to 10 kts after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly clear. 
.saturday...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.saturday night...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. a chance
of showers. a small craft advisory may be needed.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504818

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-282100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504817

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-282100-
south haven to holland mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves around
1 foot. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...south winds around 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504816

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-282100-
holland to grand haven mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south winds around 10 knots. sunny. waves less than
1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504814

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-282100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south winds around 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504815

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-282100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281531
nshgrr
expires:202608282100;;504813

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-282100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1131 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 281341
nshiwx
expires:202608282015;;501632

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
941 am edt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-282015-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
941 am edt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. mostly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 74 degrees and at michigan
city is 73 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 281504
nshlot
expires:202608282115;;503865

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 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>745-282115-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east. mostly
sunny. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming south overnight.
increasing cloudiness. waves around 1 ft. 
.saturday...south winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy. waves around
1 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 281504
nshlot
expires:202608282115;;503864

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 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>742-282115-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
1004 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...southeast winds around 10 kt. mostly sunny. 
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming southwest 
overnight. increasing cloudiness. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south. mostly 
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. slight chance of 
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281610
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;506255

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-282200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest after
midnight, then easing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning.
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south with
gusts to around 20 knots late in the afternoon. chance of showers
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after
midnight becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
showers likely through around midnight, then chance of showers
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281610
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;506256

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-282200-
port washington to north point light wi-
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south
10 to 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots
after midnight becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281610
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;506257

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-282200-
north point light to wind point wi-
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south
10 to 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots
after midnight becoming south 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281610
nshmkx
expires:202608282200;;506258

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-282200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1110 am cdt fri aug 28 2026

.rest of today...south wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in
the afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south
late in the evening, then rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight
easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. showers likely
through around midnight, then chance of showers after midnight.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 

$$