fzus53 kapx 281155
nshapx
expires:202604282000;;668282

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
755 am edt tue apr 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.


lmz346-282000-
manistee to point betsie mi-
755 am edt tue apr 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 pm edt this evening...

.today...southwest wind 10 to 25 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 
knots early in the evening. partly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet 
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...north wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday night...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 281256
nshgrb
expires:202604281600;;670255

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
756 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-281600-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
756 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...w wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts early in
the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. partly sunny. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering ne in the late evening and
overnight. waves 2 ft or less. mostly cloudy. 
.wednesday...ne wind 5 to 10 kts veering e early in the
afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. partly sunny. 
.wednesday night...e wind 5 to 10 kts backing nw after midnight.
waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663883

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-282000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering north in the late
evening and early morning, then veering northeast after midnight.
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663887

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-282000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering north after midnight.
partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming around
10 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663886

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-282000-
south haven to holland mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
mostly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering north after midnight.
partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain
showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663885

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-282000-
holland to grand haven mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. areas of drizzle in the morning.
waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering north 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663884

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-282000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. areas of drizzle in the morning.
waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 20 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 280944
nshgrr
expires:202604282000;;663882

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-282000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
543 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast in the late
evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280744
nshiwx
expires:202604281415;;658855

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-281415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
gusts up to 25 knots early. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet 
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet or less building
to 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 48 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 280744
nshiwx
expires:202604281415;;658854

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-281415-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
344 am edt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west winds 5 to 15 knots. gusts up to 25 knots early. 
partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northeast winds less than 10 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 45 degrees and at michigan
city is 48 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 280739
nshlot
expires:202604282115;;658617

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
239 am cdt tue apr 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-
239 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.early this morning...west winds to 30 kt with a few gale force
gusts to 35 kt. cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft, largest offshore. 
.today...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. a few rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. isolated showers in the
morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds around 10 kt becoming west
overnight. decreasing cloudiness. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 klot 280739
nshlot
expires:202604282115;;658618

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
239 am cdt tue apr 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-
239 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.early this morning...west winds to 30 kt with a few gale force
gusts to 35 kt. cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft.
.today...west winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north. a few rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. isolated showers in the
morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds around 10 kt becoming west
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281210
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;669191

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-281600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then veering north after midnight.
mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. slight chance of showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing northwest
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281210
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;669192

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-281600-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in the
morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of drizzle 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 easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then veering north after midnight becoming
north 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. slight chance of
showers after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. slight chance of showers through the day. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west in
the late evening and early morning, then veering northwest early
in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281210
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;669193

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-281600-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west wind 5 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
rising to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots in the afternoon. slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north early in
the morning. slight chance of showers through the night. waves
around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of showers through the day.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing west in the
late evening and early morning, then veering northwest early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281210
nshmkx
expires:202604281600;;669194

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-281600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cdt tue apr 28 2026

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

.today...west wind 5 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
rising to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
slight chance of drizzle in the morning. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north early in
the morning. chance of showers through around midnight, then
slight chance of showers after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. chance of showers in the morning. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in
the evening, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$