fzus53 kapx 041356
nshapx
expires:202605042200;;001364

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
956 am edt mon may 4 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.


lmz346-042200-
manistee to point betsie mi-
956 am edt mon may 4 2026

...gale warning in effect until 7 pm edt this evening...

.today...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of showers.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...west wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.tuesday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 041657
nshgrb
expires:202605042200;;006874

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1157 am cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz543-042200-
two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1157 am cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw wind to 30 kts with gale force gusts to
around 35 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft. a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft after midnight. a slight chance of showers in the
evening. 
.tuesday...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly sunny
in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. 
.tuesday night...nw wind 5 to 10 kts veering n after midnight.
waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrb 041657
nshgrb
expires:202605042200;;006875

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1157 am cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-042200-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-
1157 am cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.this afternoon...sw wind 15 to 25 kts with gale force gusts to
around 35 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft. a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 to 3 ft after midnight. mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. 
.tuesday...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly sunny
in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. 
.tuesday night...w wind 5 to 10 kts veering n in the late evening
and overnight. waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000740

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-042100-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds around 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000743

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-042100-
south haven to holland mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds around 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest after
midnight. partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
waves 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000744

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-042100-
st joseph to south haven mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest after
midnight. rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves
2 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest in
the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000739

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-042100-
pentwater to manistee mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...south winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering north 10 to
15 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000742

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-042100-
holland to grand haven mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds around 20 knots veering northwest in the
late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...west winds around 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 041336
nshgrr
expires:202605042100;;000741

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-042100-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
936 am edt mon may 4 2026

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

.rest of today...south winds 20 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 041447
nshiwx
expires:202605042030;;003126

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1047 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-042030-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1047 am edt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. a chance of showers in the evening. waves around
1 foot. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 50 degrees and at michigan
city is 50 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 041447
nshiwx
expires:202605042030;;003125

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1047 am edt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-042030-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1047 am edt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.this afternoon...southwest winds around 10 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a chance
of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
a chance of showers in the evening. waves around 1 foot. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 50 degrees and at michigan
city is 50 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 041438
nshlot
expires:202605042115;;002948

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
938 am cdt mon may 4 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>745-042115-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
938 am cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt this morning
increasing to 30 kt this afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 
ft.
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to 
15 kt. scattered showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...north winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday night...east winds around 10 kt becoming north
overnight. slight chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to
2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 041438
nshlot
expires:202605042115;;002947

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
938 am cdt mon may 4 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>742-042115-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
938 am cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt this morning
increasing to 30 kt this afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 
ft.
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest 10 to 
15 kt. scattered showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday...north winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in the
afternoon. slight chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tuesday night...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming northwest
overnight. slight chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to
2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 041810
nshmkx
expires:202605042200;;009970

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-042200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to 30 knots. chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
veering northwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in the
evening, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots after midnight easing to 5 to 10 knots early in
the morning. chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.tuesday...west wind 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 5 to 15 knots veering west 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then veering northwest after
midnight rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. mostly
cloudy through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 041810
nshmkx
expires:202605042200;;009971

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-042200-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. chance of
sprinkles late in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
veering northwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in the
evening, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots after midnight becoming 5 to 15 knots early in
the morning. slight chance of thunderstorms through around
midnight. chance of showers through the night. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.tuesday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon backing west late in the afternoon. partly
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday night...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 041810
nshmkx
expires:202605042200;;009972

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-042200-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
veering northwest with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight.
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms through
around midnight. chance of sprinkles after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest early
in the morning. mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 041810
nshmkx
expires:202605042200;;009973

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-042200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 pm cdt mon may 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm cdt this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. mostly sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early
in the morning. gusts up to 20 knots. chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms through around midnight. slight
chance of showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north early in
the afternoon, then veering southeast late in the afternoon.
partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday night...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 

$$