fzus53 kapx 010812
nshapx
expires:202601011615;;596040

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
312 am est thu jan 1 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.


lmz345-346-011615-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
312 am est thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.today...west wind 15 to 25 knots. heavy freezing spray early in
the morning. isolated snow showers through the day. waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 20 knots. heavy freezing spray.
isolated snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday night...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 010841
nshgrb
expires:202601011100;;597045

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
241 am cst thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-011100-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
241 am cst thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am cst early this
morning...

.rest of the night...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft.
mostly clear. 
.thursday...w wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 2 ft or less. a chance of
light snow and flurries in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...w wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly
cloudy in the evening then clearing. 
.friday...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. sunny. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597710

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-011000-
south haven to holland mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow. freezing spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. freezing
spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...north winds around 10 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west around
10 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597708

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-011000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy.
freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. snow likely. freezing
spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597709

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-011000-
holland to grand haven mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy.
freezing spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. snow likely. freezing
spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. freezing
spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597711

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-011000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west around
10 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597707

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-011000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy.
freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west around
10 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 010859
nshgrr
expires:202601011000;;597706

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-011000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
359 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy.
freezing spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. freezing spray. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of snow and a slight chance of light freezing rain. freezing
spray. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly sunny. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west around
10 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 010851
nshiwx
expires:202601011515;;597417

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
351 am est thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-011515-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
351 am est thu jan 1 2026

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

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of flurries through early afternoon, then a
chance of snow late. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 37 degrees and at michigan
city is 36 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 010847
nshlot
expires:202601020000;;597251

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
247 am cst thu jan 1 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.


lmz743-744-020000-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
247 am cst thu jan 1 2026

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

.early this morning...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt. partly cloudy.
waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.today...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west late. slight
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to
9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest late. mostly
cloudy in the evening then clearing. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 010847
nshlot
expires:202601020000;;597250

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
247 am cst thu jan 1 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>742-020000-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
247 am cst thu jan 1 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west late. chance 
of snow in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest late. mostly
cloudy in the evening then clearing. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly sunny in the
morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 010847
nshlot
expires:202601020000;;597252

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
247 am cst thu jan 1 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.


lmz745-020000-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
247 am cst thu jan 1 2026

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

.early this morning...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt. mostly cloudy.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest late. mostly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 
ft. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.friday night...northwest winds around 10 kt. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 010710
nshmkx
expires:202601011000;;593965

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-011000-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am cst early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west in the
afternoon. chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts to around 20 knots early in the afternoon, then
becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 010710
nshmkx
expires:202601011000;;593968

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-011000-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am cst early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.thursday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. chance of snow in the afternoon. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.thursday night...west wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots
after midnight veering northwest 10 to 20 knots early in the
morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then becoming
partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 010710
nshmkx
expires:202601011000;;593967

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-011000-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am cst early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.thursday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west late in
the morning, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon easing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. chance
of snow in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.thursday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 010710
nshmkx
expires:202601011000;;593966

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-011000-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 am cst thu jan 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am cst early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west in the
afternoon. chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing west late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$