fzus53 kapx 140658
nshapx
expires:202603141500;;643246

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
258 am edt sat mar 14 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.


lmz345-346-141500-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
258 am edt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from sunday morning through tuesday
morning...

.today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots early in the morning
becoming variable 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east wind 20 to 25 knots. snow likely and slight
chance of freezing rain. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots.
rain, sleet, snow and freezing rain. waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.sunday night...northeast gales to 35 knots. sleet, snow and
rain. waves 11 to 14 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 140715
nshgrb
expires:202603141000;;644360

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
215 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-141000-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
215 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from sunday morning through tuesday
morning...

.rest of the night...nw wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft.
clear.
.saturday...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering e in the late morning and
afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. a chance of light snow in the
afternoon. 
.saturday night...e wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to gales to
35 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 8 to 12 ft after midnight.
snow. sleet after midnight. a gale warning may be needed. 
.sunday...e gales to 40 kts backing ne early in the afternoon.
waves 14 to 18 ft. rain, sleet, light snow and freezing rain.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640901

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-140800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. partly cloudy. waves
7 to 11 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy with a chance of
rain and snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds to 30 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves 2 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 knots veering west gales to
35 knots after midnight. rain showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 12 to 16 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. rain and snow showers. waves
17 to 21 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 40 knots becoming west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640900

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-140800-
south haven to holland mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. partly cloudy. waves
7 to 11 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves 6 to
8 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 30 knots
in the late evening and overnight. snow showers likely and a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds to 30 knots veering south 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 knots veering west after midnight.
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 6 to 9 feet
building to 10 to 14 feet after midnight. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. rain and snow showers. waves
16 to 20 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 40 knots becoming west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 7 to 10 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640899

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-140800-
holland to grand haven mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. partly cloudy. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots. cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...southeast gales to 35 knots veering south 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest to
30 knots after midnight. rain showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. waves 6 to 8 feet building to 9 to 13 feet in the
late evening and overnight. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers. waves 15 to
19 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 40 knots backing west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 7 to 10 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south gales to 35 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
waves 6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640898

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-140800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing
southwest early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots. snow showers with rain showers and light freezing rain
likely. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...southeast gales to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. rain showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering west in the late
evening and early morning, then veering north to 30 knots after
midnight. rain showers, freezing rain, a slight chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.monday...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers. waves 15 to
19 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding
to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640897

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-140800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 30 knots in
the late evening and overnight. snow showers, light sleet and a
slight chance of light freezing rain. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...southeast gales to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. rain showers and a chance of light freezing
rain. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.sunday night...east winds 15 to 25 knots backing north to 30 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then increasing to gales to
35 knots after midnight. rain showers, freezing rain and a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet building to 11 to 15 feet
in the late evening and overnight. 
.monday...north gales to 45 knots. snow showers. waves 16 to
20 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 45 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
7 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 140623
nshgrr
expires:202603140800;;640896

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-140800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
223 am edt sat mar 14 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 5 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 30 knots.
cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds to 30 knots. rain showers, snow showers and
light freezing rain. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...northeast winds to 30 knots becoming north gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain showers, freezing
rain, light sleet and snow showers. waves 7 to 10 feet building to
13 to 17 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.monday...north gales to 45 knots. snow showers. waves 17 to
21 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 45 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding
to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 140253
nshiwx
expires:202603140815;;633718

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1053 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-140815-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1053 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

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

.overnight...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 7 
to 10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 knots or
less. a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves
5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. gusts up
to 30 knots. a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 41 degrees and at michigan
city is 38 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 140253
nshiwx
expires:202603140815;;633717

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1053 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-140815-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1053 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

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

.overnight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves
6 to 10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a slight
chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. gusts up
to 30 knots. a chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 41 degrees and at michigan
city is 38 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 140247
nshlot
expires:202603140930;;633692

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
947 pm cdt fri mar 13 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>743-140930-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
947 pm cdt fri mar 13 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt by sunrise. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5
ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 10 kt becoming east in the
morning. slight chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft 
subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.saturday night...east winds 15 to 20 kt becoming southeast 20 to
25 kt. chance of rain and snow in the evening, then chance of
rain overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south and increasing
to 35 kt gales in the afternoon. chance of rain in the morning,
then rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 140247
nshlot
expires:202603140930;;633693

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
947 pm cdt fri mar 13 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.


lmz744-745-140930-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
947 pm cdt fri mar 13 2026

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

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north and
diminishing to 10 kt by sunrise. partly cloudy. waves 7 to 10 ft 
occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 
ft. 
.saturday...north winds around 10 kt becoming east in the morning.
slight chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 ft 
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southeast 20 to
25 kt. slight chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain
overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday...southeast winds to 30 kt becoming south and increasing
to 35 kt gales in the afternoon. chance of rain in the morning,
then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 140611
nshmkx
expires:202603140900;;640162

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-140900-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through late monday
night...
...heavy freezing spray watch in effect from late sunday night
through tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots late
in the morning, then veering east early in the afternoon becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. chance of snow in
the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southeast wind 10 to 20 knots becoming east
15 to 25 knots late in the evening, then rising to up to 30 knots
after midnight rising to gales to 35 knots early in the morning.
chance of snow through around midnight, then snow, rain and light
sleet after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 9 to 11 feet.
.sunday...southeast gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots
late in the morning, then backing east early in the afternoon
backing northeast late in the afternoon. rain likely in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon. waves 10 to 13 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 140611
nshmkx
expires:202603140900;;640163

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-140900-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through late monday
night...
...heavy freezing spray watch in effect from late sunday night
through tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in
the morning, then veering southeast early in the afternoon rising
to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...east wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to
25 knots late in the evening, then rising to up to 30 knots after
midnight veering southeast with gusts to around 35 knots early in
the morning. chance of snow through around midnight, then snow,
light sleet and a chance of rain after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 9 to 11 feet. 
.sunday...southeast wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots easing to 15 to 25 knots early in the afternoon, then
backing northeast with gusts to around 30 knots late in the
afternoon. chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. waves 9 to 11 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 140611
nshmkx
expires:202603140900;;640164

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-140900-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through late monday
night...
...heavy freezing spray watch in effect from late sunday night
through tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in
the morning, then veering southeast early in the afternoon rising
to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.saturday night...east wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots late in the evening, then rising to up to 30 knots after
midnight veering southeast with gusts to around 35 knots early in
the morning. chance of snow through the night. rain likely after
midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 10 feet. 
.sunday...southeast wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots becoming southeast up to 30 knots late in the morning,
then easing to 15 to 25 knots early in the afternoon becoming
southeast 15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. waves 7 to 9 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 140611
nshmkx
expires:202603140900;;640165

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-140900-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 am cdt sat mar 14 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through late monday
night...
...heavy freezing spray watch in effect from late sunday night
through tuesday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. gusts up to
20 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in
the morning, then veering southeast early in the afternoon rising
to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.saturday night...east wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the late evening and
early morning, then becoming southeast up to 30 knots with gusts
to around 35 knots early in the morning. chance of snow through
the night. chance of rain after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 7 to 9 feet. 
.sunday...southeast wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots easing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the morning, then veering south 15 to 20 knots with gusts
to around 25 knots in the afternoon. chance of rain. waves 7 to
9 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. 

$$