fzus53 kapx 170336
nshapx
expires:202603171145;;820364

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 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.


lmz345-346-171145-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 am edt tuesday...

.overnight...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to up to
30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots after midnight. heavy
freezing spray through the night. snow showers likely early in
the evening. chance of snow showers after midnight. waves 10 to
15 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. heavy freezing spray.
chance of snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 20 knots. chance of snow showers.
waves 4 to 6 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 170512
nshgrb
expires:202603171000;;824476

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1212 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-171000-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1212 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am cdt this morning...

.rest of the night...nw wind to 30 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. mostly
clear. 
.tuesday...nw wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts
mid-day, then backing w early in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 2 ft or less in the afternoon. sunny in the morning
then becoming partly sunny. 
.tuesday night...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. a chance of light snow after
midnight. 
.wednesday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 10 to 15 kts
early in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft. a chance of light snow
in the morning.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820738

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-170900-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet
early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820741

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-170900-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 40 knots. cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots.
mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves
8 to 12 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing south after
midnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...south winds around 10 knots. partly sunny with a chance
of rain showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...south winds around 15 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820740

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-170900-
south haven to holland mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet
early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots backing south after
midnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820739

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-170900-
holland to grand haven mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet
early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots backing south after
midnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 2 to 4 feet.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.saturday...east winds 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820737

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-170900-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 45 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves 12 to 16 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots.
mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray.
waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet.
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to
7 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170343
nshgrr
expires:202603170900;;820736

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-170900-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1143 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 am edt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through tuesday morning...

.rest of tonight...northwest gales to 45 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray. waves 13 to 17 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots.
mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. heavy freezing spray.
waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to
7 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 170246
nshiwx
expires:202603170830;;818670

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1046 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-170830-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1046 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

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

.overnight...northwest winds 25 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. 
freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. a slight chance
of snow showers in the morning. freezing spray. waves 8 to
11 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 39 degrees and at michigan
city is 39 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 170246
nshiwx
expires:202603170830;;818671

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1046 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-170830-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1046 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

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

.overnight...northwest winds to 25 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. 
freezing spray. snow showers likely, then a chance of snow showers
late. waves 13 to 17 feet subsiding to 10 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. freezing spray. a chance of snow
showers in the morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 39 degrees and at michigan
city is 39 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 170243
nshlot
expires:202603171030;;818656

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
943 pm cdt mon mar 16 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>743-171030-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
943 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 kt. scattered snow 
showers through the early overnight. waves 7 to 10 ft 
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 
ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt.
partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 4 
to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 15 to 20 
kt overnight. chance of snow in the evening, then snow overnight. 
waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt. 
slight chance of snow in the morning. waves 2 to 4 ft. 


$$

fzus53 klot 170243
nshlot
expires:202603171030;;818657

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
943 pm cdt mon mar 16 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.


lmz744-745-171030-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
943 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 kt. a few gale force
gusts to 35 kt until midnight. scattered snow showers through the
early overnight. waves 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 ft 
subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west 10 to 20 kt.
freezing spray in the morning. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 
ft subsiding to 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south 15 to 20 
kt overnight. slight chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely 
overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest. slight 
chance of rain and snow in the morning. waves 1 to 3 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 170411
nshmkx
expires:202603171000;;822151

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-171000-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1111 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt
tuesday...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. heavy freezing spray after midnight. chance of snow
after midnight. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early
in the morning. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots late in the morning, then becoming
west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. sunny in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
late in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south
10 to 20 knots after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots early in the morning. snow after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the
morning. 
.wednesday...south wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the morning, then
becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in
the afternoon. chance of snow in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 170411
nshmkx
expires:202603171000;;822148

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-171000-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1111 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt
tuesday...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind up to 30 knots. heavy freezing
spray after midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots late in the morning, then easing to
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon backing west late in the
afternoon. sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves
3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after
midnight backing south early in the morning. snow after midnight.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...south wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the morning, then
becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in
the afternoon. chance of snow in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 170411
nshmkx
expires:202603171000;;822149

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-171000-
port washington to north point light wi-
1111 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt
tuesday...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots early in the morning. heavy freezing spray after
midnight. slight chance of snow after midnight. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots in the
afternoon. sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. snow after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.wednesday...south wind 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. chance of snow in the morning. waves
2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 170411
nshmkx
expires:202603171000;;822150

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-171000-
north point light to wind point wi-
1111 pm cdt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt tuesday...
...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt
tuesday...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow after
midnight. heavy freezing spray through the night. waves 5 to
7 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots late in the morning, then becoming
west 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. sunny in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. snow after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.wednesday...south wind 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots early in the afternoon,
then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
chance of snow in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. 

$$