fzus53 kapx 170702
nshapx
expires:202603171515;;830562

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
302 am edt tue mar 17 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.


lmz345-346-171515-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
302 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 am edt this morning...

.today...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots early in the evening. heavy freezing spray early in the
morning. patchy blowing snow in the morning. numerous snow
showers early in the morning. scattered snow showers in the
morning, then isolated snow showers in the afternoon. waves 8 to
11 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. waves
occasionally around 14 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. snow showers likely.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...south wind 10 to 20 knots. chance of snow showers.
waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 171119
nshgrb
expires:202603171600;;841190

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

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-171600-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
619 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

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

.today...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. 
.tonight...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 4 to
7 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. 
.wednesday night...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight. a chance of light snow in
the evening. a chance of light rain.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837543

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-172000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers
in the morning, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of
light freezing rain in the afternoon. freezing spray through the
day. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds around 15 knots. partly sunny with a
slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837546

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-172000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest winds to 30 knots backing west 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers in
the morning, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of
light freezing rain in the afternoon. freezing spray through the
day. waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...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 4 feet.
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 to 3 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 around 1 foot. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837545

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-172000-
south haven to holland mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. snow showers likely in the morning, then
a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. freezing spray through
the day. waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...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 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 
.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 2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early
in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837544

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-172000-
holland to grand haven mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...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. 
.tonight...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 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
slight chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west around
20 knots early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837542

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-172000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots.
mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers in the morning, then a
slight chance of light freezing rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. heavy freezing spray through the day. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain showers. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 170958
nshgrr
expires:202603172000;;837541

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-172000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
558 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until noon edt today...
...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest gales to 35 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots.
mostly cloudy. a slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of light freezing rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. heavy freezing spray through the day. waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to
6 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of snow showers.
waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 170737
nshiwx
expires:202603171415;;831814

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
337 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-171415-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
337 am edt tue mar 17 2026

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

.today...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers early.
freezing spray through early afternoon. waves 8 to 11 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. 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. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

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

$$

fzus53 kiwx 170737
nshiwx
expires:202603171415;;831815

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
337 am edt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-171415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
337 am edt tue mar 17 2026

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

.today...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. gusts up to 30 knots early. a 
chance of snow showers this morning. freezing spray. waves 8 to 
12 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. 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. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

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

$$

fzus53 klot 170947
nshlot
expires:202603171530;;837409

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
447 am cdt tue mar 17 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.


lmz744-745-171530-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
447 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm cdt this afternoon...

.today...northwest winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
this afternoon. freezing spray and a few flurries in the morning. 
waves 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 kt. snow overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to 20 
kt. chance of snow in the morning. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday night...southwest winds around 10 kt. slight chance of
rain overnight. waves around 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 170947
nshlot
expires:202603171530;;837408

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
447 am cdt tue mar 17 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>743-171530-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
447 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

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

.today...northwest winds 20 to 25 kt decreasing to 15 to 25 kt by
noon, and then becoming southwest 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. 
partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 kt. snow overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 kt becoming southwest 10 to
20 kt. slight chance of snow in the morning. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday night...southwest winds around 10 kt. slight chance of
rain overnight. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 171210
nshmkx
expires:202603171600;;843270

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-171600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am cdt this morning...

.today...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then backing west 10 to 15 knots early in
the afternoon easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 10 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in
the morning. snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 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 and slight chance of light freezing drizzle in the
morning. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet late in the
afternoon. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of rain
after midnight. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 171210
nshmkx
expires:202603171600;;843269

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-171600-
north point light to wind point wi-
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am cdt this morning...

.today...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then backing west 10 to 15 knots early in
the afternoon easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots after midnight. snow after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 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 and slight chance of light freezing drizzle in the
morning. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. chance of rain after midnight. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 171210
nshmkx
expires:202603171600;;843267

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-171600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am cdt this morning...

.today...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon becoming west 5 to 10 knots 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. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after
midnight backing south early in the morning. snow after midnight.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.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 and slight chance of light freezing drizzle in the
morning. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the
morning, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. slight chance of rain through
around midnight, then chance of rain after midnight. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 171210
nshmkx
expires:202603171600;;843268

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-171600-
port washington to north point light wi-
710 am cdt tue mar 17 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 11 am cdt this
morning...
...small craft advisory in effect until 11 am cdt this morning...

.today...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon, then easing to 5 to 10 knots
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. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then backing 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 and slight chance of
light freezing drizzle in the morning. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. slight chance of rain through
around midnight, then chance of rain after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet. 

$$