fzus53 kapx 200743
nshapx
expires:202512202030;;902460

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
243 am est sat dec 20 2025

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.


lmz345-346-202030-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
243 am est sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from this afternoon through sunday
morning...

.today...south wind up to 25 knots becoming west in the 
afternoon. brief gusts up to 35 knots possible this morning, then
increasing to 35 to 40 knots early in the evening. chance of snow
showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers 
in the afternoon. waves 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 14
feet. 
.tonight...west gales to 35 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves
10 to 13 feet. 
.sunday...west wind 15 to 20 knots. heavy freezing spray. waves
5 to 8 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 200927
nshiwx
expires:202512201515;;908158

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
427 am est sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-201515-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
427 am est sat dec 20 2025

...gale warning in effect until 1 pm est this afternoon...
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon
through sunday afternoon...

.today...south winds 20 to 30 knots becoming west. gusts up to 35
knot gales through this afternoon. a slight chance of rain late. 
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. gusts up
to 30 knots. partly cloudy. waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to
10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. partly sunny. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 
feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 36 
degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 200927
nshiwx
expires:202512201515;;908157

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
427 am est sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-201515-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
427 am est sat dec 20 2025

...gale warning in effect until 1 pm est this afternoon...
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon
through sunday afternoon...

.today...south winds 20 to 30 knots becoming west. gusts up to 35
knot gales through this afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 
feet.
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. partly
cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 
feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 36 
degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 200916
nshlot
expires:202512202230;;907255

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
316 am cst sat dec 20 2025

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.


lmz744-745-202230-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
316 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...gale warning in effect until 9 am cst this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am cst this morning
through sunday morning...

.early this morning...south winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 35 kt
gales by daybreak. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.today...southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west and diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to 6 ft 
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt late.
mostly clear. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 5 
to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west and 
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 4 
to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 kt. mostly clear in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 200916
nshlot
expires:202512202230;;907254

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
316 am cst sat dec 20 2025

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>743-202230-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
316 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...gale warning in effect until 9 am cst this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 am cst this morning
through late tonight...

.early this morning...south winds to 30 kt increasing 35 kt gales
by daybreak. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.today...southwest gales to 35 kt becoming west and diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt by the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 4 to 6 ft 
occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 kt becoming northwest 15 to 20 kt
late. a few gale force gusts possible in the evening. clear. 
waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.
.sunday...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 
ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming south.
partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200911
nshmkx
expires:202512202200;;906857

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cst sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-202200-
north point light to wind point wi-
311 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm cst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm cst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.early this morning...south wind up to 30 knots. cloudy. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.today...southwest wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to 25 knots
late in the morning, then veering west in the afternoon. slight
chance of rain, light freezing rain and snow in the morning, then
chance of rain late in the morning. chance of snow in the late
morning and early afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots
veering northwest after midnight, then easing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the morning. clear. waves 3 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet in the late evening and early morning, then subsiding to
3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.sunday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then backing west early in the afternoon
easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.sunday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then backing south early in the morning.
slight chance of snow after midnight. waves around 1 foot
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200911
nshmkx
expires:202512202200;;906858

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cst sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-202200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
311 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm cst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm cst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.early this morning...south wind up to 30 knots. cloudy. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.today...southwest wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to 25 knots
late in the morning, then veering west 15 to 20 knots early in
the afternoon becoming 15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon.
slight chance of snow until late afternoon. slight chance of rain
in the late morning and early afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots late
in the evening, then becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots after
midnight. gusts up to 35 knots until early morning. clear. waves
3 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then backing west early in the afternoon
easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot in the late morning and
afternoon. 
.sunday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 10 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in
the morning. partly cloudy through around midnight then becoming
mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet early
in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200911
nshmkx
expires:202512202200;;906855

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cst sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-202200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
311 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm cst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm cst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.early this morning...south wind up to 30 knots. cloudy with a
20 percent chance of light freezing rain and snow. waves 7 to
9 feet. 
.today...southwest wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to 25 knots
late in the morning, then veering west early in the afternoon
rising to up to 30 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up to
35 knots late in the afternoon. slight chance of light freezing
rain in the morning. chance of snow until late afternoon. chance
of rain late in the morning. waves 7 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet. 
.tonight...west gales to 35 knots veering northwest late in the
evening, then easing to up to 30 knots after midnight easing to
15 to 25 knots early in the morning. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.sunday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 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. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot in the late
morning and afternoon. 
.sunday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. slight chance of snow after midnight.
waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200911
nshmkx
expires:202512202200;;906856

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cst sat dec 20 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-202200-
port washington to north point light wi-
311 am cst sat dec 20 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm cst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect from 3 pm cst this afternoon through
late tonight...

.early this morning...south wind up to 30 knots. cloudy with a
20 percent chance of light freezing rain. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.today...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west early in the
afternoon, then rising to up to 30 knots late in the afternoon.
gusts up to 30 knots increasing to 35 knots late in the
afternoon. slight chance of rain, light freezing rain and snow in
the morning, then chance of rain late in the morning. chance of
snow in the late morning and early afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots
veering northwest after midnight, then easing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the morning. clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then backing west early in the afternoon
easing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow after
midnight. waves around 1 foot. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$