fzus53 kapx 281453
nshapx
expires:202607282300;;222810

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1053 am edt tue jul 28 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.


lmz346-282300-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1053 am edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 pm edt this evening...

.today...north wind 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.wednesday night...light winds. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or
less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230629

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-290800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...north winds 20 to 25 knots. sunny. waves
3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the
late evening and early morning, then veering southeast after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230634

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-290800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...north winds 20 to 25 knots. sunny. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. clear. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
northeast after midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds around 5 knots backing south after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. partly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230633

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-290800-
south haven to holland mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...northwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...east winds around 5 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest winds around 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230632

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-290800-
holland to grand haven mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...northwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots in
the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot building
to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
northeast after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...east winds around 5 knots veering southwest in the late
morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds around 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds around 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230631

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-290800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...northwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots in
the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering north 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east
after midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds around 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...northeast winds around 15 knots backing north 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 281823
nshgrr
expires:202607290800;;230630

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-290800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
223 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

.through early evening...north winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots in
the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest around
20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
east after midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 281619
nshiwx
expires:202607282015;;225698

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
issued by national weather service indianapolis in
1219 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-282015-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1219 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...north winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 5 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots overnight. gusts up to 35 knot gales. partly cloudy.
waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 70 degrees and at michigan
city is 56 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 281619
nshiwx
expires:202607282015;;225697

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
issued by national weather service indianapolis in
1219 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-282015-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1219 pm edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...north winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 5 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. partly cloudy. waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 knots or less. mostly clear.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 70 degrees and at michigan
city is 56 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 281451
nshlot
expires:202607282200;;222789

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
951 am cdt tue jul 28 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>742-282200-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
951 am cdt tue jul 28 2026

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

.rest of today...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. 
patchy fog late in the morning. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 
10 ft. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 kt gradually diminishing to 10 to 
15 kt by morning. partly cloudy. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 
12 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt. sunny. waves 3 to 5 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.wednesday night...north winds around 10 kt becoming northwest
overnight. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 281451
nshlot
expires:202607282200;;222790

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
951 am cdt tue jul 28 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>745-282200-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
951 am cdt tue jul 28 2026

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

.rest of today...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. 
patchy fog late in the morning. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 
10 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. 
.tonight...north winds to 30 kt gradually diminishing to 10 to 
15 kt by morning. partly cloudy. waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to
13 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
sunny. waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 15 kt becoming northwest
around 5 kt overnight. clear. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281810
nshmkx
expires:202607282200;;230224

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-282200-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 am cdt wednesday...

.rest of today...north wind 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight, then becoming
north 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
late in the evening, then veering west after midnight becoming
west 5 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281810
nshmkx
expires:202607282200;;230226

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-282200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

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

.rest of today...north wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late
in the afternoon. 
.tonight...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots in
the late evening and early morning, then easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. clear. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon, then veering east late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in
the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest late in the evening, then backing west after midnight
rising to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281810
nshmkx
expires:202607282200;;230223

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-282200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 1 am cdt wednesday...

.rest of today...north wind 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 3 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight, then becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. clear. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 to 10 knots veering northeast late in
the morning, then veering southeast early in the afternoon
veering south late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
late in the evening, then becoming west after midnight becoming
west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 281810
nshmkx
expires:202607282200;;230225

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-282200-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 pm cdt tue jul 28 2026

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

.rest of today...north wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. sunny.
waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots in
the late evening and early morning, then easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the morning. clear. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet. 
.wednesday...north wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon, then veering southeast late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 
.wednesday night...south wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
late in the evening, then veering west after midnight rising to
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 

$$