fzus53 kapx 290803
nshapx
expires:202610291615;;900595

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
403 am edt thu oct 29 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.


lmz346-291615-
manistee to point betsie mi-
403 am edt thu oct 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday 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 291044
nshgrb
expires:202610291600;;907226

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
544 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-291600-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
544 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...

.early this morning...sw wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. a
slight chance of showers. 
.today...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to
3 ft in the afternoon. sunny.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly clear. 
.friday...nw wind 5 to 10 kts backing s early in the afternoon.
waves 2 ft or less. mostly sunny. 
.friday night...s wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. partly
cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904926

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-292000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904927

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-292000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with scattered rain
showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny
in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904928

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-292000-
holland to grand haven mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. scattered rain
showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then isolated
rain showers in the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves less than 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904930

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-292000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with scattered rain
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering north 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering east in the
late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904929

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-292000-
south haven to holland mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest around
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with scattered rain
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.monday...southeast winds around 10 knots. partly sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 290948
nshgrr
expires:202610292000;;904925

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-292000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
548 am edt thu oct 29 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny in the
afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering east in the
late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 290744
nshiwx
expires:202610291415;;899923

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
344 am edt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-291415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
344 am edt thu oct 29 2026

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. a chance of showers this afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north 10 to
15 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. mostly
sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. a
slight chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 57 degrees and at michigan
city is 58 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 290748
nshlot
expires:202610292130;;900083

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
248 am cdt thu oct 29 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>745-292130-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
248 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.early this morning...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt late. isolated showers in the morning, then scattered
showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming north late.
clear. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds around 10 kt. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening. chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 290748
nshlot
expires:202610292130;;900082

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
248 am cdt thu oct 29 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>742-292130-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
248 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.early this morning...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. isolated 
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming northwest 10 to
15 kt. isolated showers in the morning. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming north late.
clear. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northeast winds around 10 kt. partly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday night...east winds 10 to 15 kt. slight chance of showers
in the evening, then chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to
3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 291010
nshmkx
expires:202610291600;;906002

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-291600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering west late in the morning, then becoming
northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. scattered showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north early in
the morning. clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...northeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering southeast
early in the morning. chance of showers after midnight. waves
1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 291010
nshmkx
expires:202610291600;;906001

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-291600-
north point light to wind point wi-
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest in the
afternoon. scattered showers in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north early in
the morning. clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots late
in the morning, then veering northeast early in the afternoon
becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. partly
sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the evening, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots after
midnight veering southeast early in the morning. slight chance of
showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 291010
nshmkx
expires:202610291600;;906000

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-291600-
port washington to north point light wi-
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...west wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. slight chance of showers in the morning.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering north after
midnight, then easing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning.
clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 291010
nshmkx
expires:202610291600;;905999

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-291600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
510 am cdt thu oct 29 2026

.today...west wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. slight
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots veering north early in the morning. clear. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...north wind 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast early in
the afternoon, then rising to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$