fzus53 kapx 090247
nshapx
expires:202604091100;;059289

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1047 pm edt wed apr 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.


lmz346-091100-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1047 pm edt wed apr 8 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt thursday...

.overnight...southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots decreasing to 5 to 15 knots early in the morning. slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. rain through the
night. waves 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday night...light winds. chance of showers. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. 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 090625
nshgrb
expires:202604091000;;066903

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
125 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-091000-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
125 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am cdt this morning...

.rest of the night...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 5 to 8 ft. a
chance of rain. 
.thursday...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to
2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. mostly sunny. 
.thursday night...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering ne in the late
evening and overnight. waves 2 ft or less. a chance of light
rain. 
.friday...n wind 5 to 10 kts veering ne early in the afternoon.
waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066526

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-090800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...gale warning in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing southeast in
the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering east around
5 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 4 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 knots backing south to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers
likely. waves 7 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066527

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-090800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...gale warning in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast
after midnight. rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering east around
5 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.sunday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers likely. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 knots backing south to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers
likely. waves 7 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066528

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-090800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...gale warning in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest gales to 35 knots. rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny with a chance of rain showers.
waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering east after
midnight. rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. rain showers likely.
waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. mostly clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.sunday...south winds to 30 knots. rain showers likely. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 knots backing south to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely.
waves 7 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066530

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-090800-
south haven to holland mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. rain showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to
2 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast in the
late evening and overnight. rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north in the late
morning and afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 6 to 8 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066529

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-090800-
holland to grand haven mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...gale warning in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest gales to 35 knots. rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. rain showers likely. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds around 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.sunday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 knots backing south to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely.
waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 090623
nshgrr
expires:202604090800;;066531

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-090800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
223 am edt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am edt this morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. rain showers likely.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. rain showers likely.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. rain showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming around 15 knots early
in the afternoon. rain showers likely. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 090223
nshiwx
expires:202604090815;;058712

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1023 pm edt wed apr 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-090815-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1023 pm edt wed apr 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt thursday...

.overnight...south winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. a chance of showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 knots or less in the afternoon. a chance of 
showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the 
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 44 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 090223
nshiwx
expires:202604090815;;058711

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1023 pm edt wed apr 8 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-090815-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1023 pm edt wed apr 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt thursday...

.overnight...south winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. a chance of showers late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 knots or less in the afternoon. a chance of
showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. showers. waves around
1 foot. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 44 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 090221
nshlot
expires:202604091000;;058708

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
921 pm cdt wed apr 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>745-091000-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
921 pm cdt wed apr 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am cdt thursday...

.rest of tonight...south winds 20 to 25 kt becoming southwest.
scattered showers after midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northeast around
10 kt in the afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves 1
to 3 ft.
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. rain showers in the morning,
then slight chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

fzus53 klot 090221
nshlot
expires:202604091000;;058707

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
921 pm cdt wed apr 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>742-091000-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
921 pm cdt wed apr 8 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am cdt thursday...

.rest of tonight...south winds to 30 kt becoming southwest and 
diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late. scattered showers with isolated 
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 
ft. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming east around 10 kt
in the afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves 1 to 2 
ft.
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 kt. rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northeast. rain
showers likely in the morning. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 090610
nshmkx
expires:202604090900;;065963

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-090900-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am cdt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots early in the morning. numerous showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west late in
the morning, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots after midnight, then becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. rain showers through the night. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 090610
nshmkx
expires:202604090900;;065962

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-090900-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am cdt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots early in the morning. numerous showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight, then showers early in the
morning. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west late in
the morning, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots backing northeast early
in the morning. rain showers through the night. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves around 1 foot.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 090610
nshmkx
expires:202604090900;;065961

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-090900-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am cdt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. rain showers after midnight, then
numerous showers early in the morning. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.thursday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west in the
late morning and early afternoon, then easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late
in the evening, then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after
midnight. rain showers through the night. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast early in the
afternoon, then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. slight chance of showers in the morning. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 090610
nshmkx
expires:202604090900;;065960

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-090900-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 am cdt thu apr 9 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 am cdt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. rain showers after midnight, then
scattered showers early in the morning. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the morning. 
.thursday...west wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...west wind 5 to 10 knots veering east late in
the evening, then backing northeast after midnight backing north
early in the morning. chance of showers through around midnight,
then showers after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$