fzus53 kapx 261518
nshapx
expires:202512262330;;261685

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1018 am est fri dec 26 2025

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.


lmz345-346-262330-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1018 am est fri dec 26 2025

.today...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots in the late morning
becoming variable 10 knots or less. chance of rain, snow likely
and a chance of light freezing rain in the late morning. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.saturday...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of rain.
waves 2 feet or less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 261822
nshgrb
expires:202512262300;;269124

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1222 pm cst fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-262300-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1222 pm cst fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 pm cst this afternoon...

.this afternoon...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. patchy
fog. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering e after midnight. waves
1 to 3 ft. cloudy.
.saturday...se wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts early
in the afternoon. waves 2 ft or less building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. cloudy. a small craft advisory may be needed. 
.saturday night...se wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts
after midnight. waves 4 to 7 ft. a chance of light rain in the
evening, then light rain likely after midnight.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264173

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-262200-
south haven to holland mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers. freezing spray.
waves 13 to 17 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 7 to
11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264170

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-262200-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots becoming east around 5 knots
after midnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots backing west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264174

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-262200-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest early
in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
northeast after midnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest early in the
afternoon. rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers likely. freezing
spray. waves 13 to 17 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 7 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264169

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-262200-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering east 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264172

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-262200-
holland to grand haven mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves
around 1 foot. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering northwest early in
the afternoon. rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers. freezing spray.
waves 12 to 16 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 7 to
10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 261643
nshgrr
expires:202512262200;;264171

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-262200-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1143 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in
the late evening and early morning, then veering northeast after
midnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots backing east 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers. freezing spray.
waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots backing west in the late
morning and early afternoon, then becoming gales to 35 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 261611
nshiwx
expires:202512262115;;263322

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1111 am est fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-262115-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1111 am est fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
patchy fog late this morning. a chance of rain late this morning.
waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain likely
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 37 degrees and at michigan
city is 37 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 261506
nshlot
expires:202512262215;;260922

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
906 am cst fri dec 26 2025

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.


lmz740-741-262215-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
906 am cst fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest. areas
of dense fog and intermittent drizzle late in the morning. waves 
3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming northeast
overnight. cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to
20 kt. cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. chance of showers.
waves 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 261506
nshlot
expires:202512262215;;260923

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
906 am cst fri dec 26 2025

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>745-262215-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
906 am cst fri dec 26 2025

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest 
by early afternoon. areas of dense fog and intermittent drizzle late
in the morning. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming light and 
variable. cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
cloudy. waves building to 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming south. 
chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 261710
nshmkx
expires:202512262300;;265444

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-262300-
port washington to north point light wi-
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the afternoon.
patchy fog late in the morning and early afternoon. waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight veering east early in the morning. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot
building to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then easing to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. chance of rain. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and early
morning, then subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 261710
nshmkx
expires:202512262300;;265445

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-262300-
north point light to wind point wi-
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. patchy fog late
in the morning and early afternoon. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight veering northeast early in the morning. patchy fog after
midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot building to 3 to
4 feet in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 10 to 20 knots after
midnight becoming 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. chance of
rain. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late
evening and early morning, then subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in
the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 261710
nshmkx
expires:202512262300;;265446

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-262300-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. patchy fog late
in the morning and early afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then veering north after midnight veering
northeast early in the morning. patchy fog after midnight. waves
around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then rising to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around
1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. chance of rain. waves 3 to
4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and early
morning, then subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 261710
nshmkx
expires:202512262300;;265443

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-262300-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1110 am cst fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm cst this afternoon...

.rest of today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the afternoon.
patchy fog late in the morning and early afternoon. waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots in
the late evening and early morning, then veering northeast early
in the morning. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon backing southeast late in the afternoon. mostly
cloudy. waves around 1 foot building to 3 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots. chance of rain. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 4 to
6 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$