fzus53 kapx 030806
nshapx
expires:202601031615;;705535

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
306 am est sat jan 3 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.


lmz345-346-031615-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
306 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...west wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of snow showers in the
morning. snow showers likely in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 feet.
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. slight chance of light
freezing rain and snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.sunday night...south wind 15 to 20 knots. snow showers. waves
3 to 5 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 031336
nshgrb
expires:202601031700;;718393

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
736 am cst sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-031700-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
736 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. a chance of
light snow. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly
clear. 
.sunday...nw wind 5 to 10 kts backing s early in the afternoon.
waves 2 ft or less. mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
mostly cloudy. 
.sunday night...s wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts in
the late evening and overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to
7 ft after midnight. snow. a chance of freezing drizzle after
midnight. a small craft advisory may be needed.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711904

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-032100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 knots. snow showers likely and a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...west winds around 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711907

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-032100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing west in the late
morning and afternoon. cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711906

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-032100-
south haven to holland mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds around 10 knots backing west in the late
morning and afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...west winds around 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711905

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-032100-
holland to grand haven mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers likely and
a slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to
6 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...west winds around 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711903

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-032100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 knots. snow showers likely and a
slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 6 to
8 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...west winds around 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031034
nshgrr
expires:202601032100;;711902

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-032100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
534 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of light freezing rain and snow showers. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow showers with rain
showers likely. waves around 1 foot building to 5 to 7 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 030823
nshiwx
expires:202601031515;;706299

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
323 am est sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-031515-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
323 am est sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance of
flurries from late morning on. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of flurries
in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 35 degrees and at michigan
city is 34 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 030920
nshlot
expires:202601031630;;709708

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
320 am cst sat jan 3 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>745-031630-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
320 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft building to
2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south in the afternoon.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. mostly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 030920
nshlot
expires:202601031630;;709707

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
320 am cst sat jan 3 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>742-031630-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
320 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. partly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday...west winds around 10 kt becoming south in the
afternoon. partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 kt. slight chance of
freezing rain, snow and sleet in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031310
nshmkx
expires:202601031700;;717904

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-031700-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of snow in the late
morning and early afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then backing southwest early in the afternoon becoming
south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny in the
morning then becoming mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots after
midnight veering southwest early in the morning. snow likely
through around midnight, then slight chance of light freezing
drizzle and snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031310
nshmkx
expires:202601031700;;717902

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-031700-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of snow in the morning,
then chance of snow in the late morning and early afternoon.
waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then backing southwest early in the afternoon backing
south 5 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny in the
morning then becoming mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 25 knots after midnight
veering southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. snow
likely through around midnight, then chance of snow and slight
chance of light freezing drizzle after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. a small craft advisory may be
needed. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031310
nshmkx
expires:202601031700;;717905

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-031700-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west early in the
afternoon, then rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
slight chance of snow late in the morning. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then backing southwest early in the afternoon becoming
south 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny in the
morning then becoming mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots after
midnight veering southwest early in the morning. chance of snow
through around midnight, then slight chance of light freezing
drizzle and snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031310
nshmkx
expires:202601031700;;717903

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-031700-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cst sat jan 3 2026

.today...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of snow in the late
morning and early afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.sunday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then backing southwest early in the afternoon backing
south 5 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. mostly sunny in the
morning then becoming mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots after
midnight veering southwest early in the morning. snow likely
through around midnight, then slight chance of light freezing
drizzle and snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$