fzus53 kapx 030629
nshapx
expires:202605031430;;930846

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
229 am edt sun may 3 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.


lmz346-031430-
manistee to point betsie mi-
229 am edt sun may 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 11 am edt this morning
through this evening...

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. 
chance of showers. waves 2 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots. slight chance of showers.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...south wind 10 to 20 knots. chance of showers. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.monday night...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 4 to 6 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 031045
nshgrb
expires:202605031600;;941961

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
544 am cdt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-031600-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
544 am cdt sun may 3 2026

.early this morning...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a
chance of showers. 
.today...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers in the morning. a chance of sprinkles and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kts backing sw 10 to 15 kts after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. mostly clear. 
.monday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. a small craft advisory may be needed. 
.monday night...w wind 10 to 15 kts veering nw in the late
evening and overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft
after midnight. a chance of showers in the evening.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941153

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-032000-
pentwater to manistee mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south to 30 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the
afternoon. 
.tonight...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight. 
.monday...south winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 10 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering north
after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941158

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-032000-
st joseph to south haven mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny in the morning
then becoming mostly cloudy. a chance of rain showers. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 15 to 25 knots veering southwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west after
midnight. rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with rain showers
likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941157

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-032000-
south haven to holland mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. partly sunny with a chance of
rain showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest
after midnight. rain showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941156

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-032000-
holland to grand haven mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds 20 to 25 knots veering northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. rain showers likely. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds around 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941155

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-032000-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots backing south to 30 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 6 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds around 25 knots veering west 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
northwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. partly 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...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 031018
nshgrr
expires:202605032000;;941154

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-032000-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
618 am edt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy with a slight
chance of rain showers. waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
after midnight. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 5 to 7 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday night...southwest winds to 30 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering north
10 to 15 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 030806
nshiwx
expires:202605031600;;935608

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
406 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-031600-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
406 am edt sun may 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning
through this evening...

.today...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. a chance of showers this 
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly clear. waves 1 
to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 50 degrees and at michigan
city is 49 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 030806
nshiwx
expires:202605031600;;935609

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
406 am edt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-031600-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
406 am edt sun may 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning
through this evening...

.today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. a
slight chance of showers this afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. gusts up
to 25 knots. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers likely. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 50 degrees and at michigan
city is 49 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 030813
nshlot
expires:202605031515;;936481

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
313 am cdt sun may 3 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>745-031515-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
313 am cdt sun may 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 7 am cdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. 
scattered showers. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to around 10 
kt. mostly clear. waves 1 to 3 ft.
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to
15 kt overnight. showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 030813
nshlot
expires:202605031515;;936480

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
313 am cdt sun may 3 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>742-031515-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
313 am cdt sun may 3 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 7 am cdt this morning
through this evening...

.today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt with
occasional gales to 35 kts. scattered showers. waves 1 to 3 ft 
building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt diminishing to around
10 kt. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest
10 to 15 kt overnight. showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers overnight.
waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031010
nshmkx
expires:202605031600;;940864

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-031600-
north point light to wind point wi-
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

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

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

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031010
nshmkx
expires:202605031600;;940862

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-031600-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
chance of sprinkles until late afternoon. waves 3 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. mostly clear.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening
and overnight. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in
the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday night...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
north early in the morning. slight chance of thunderstorms
through around midnight. chance of showers through the night.
waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031010
nshmkx
expires:202605031600;;940863

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-031600-
port washington to north point light wi-
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. chance of sprinkles until late
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
southwest early in the morning. mostly clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.monday night...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the evening, then veering northwest after
midnight veering north early in the morning. slight chance of
thunderstorms through around midnight. chance of showers through
the night. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
evening and overnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 031010
nshmkx
expires:202605031600;;940865

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-031600-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
510 am cdt sun may 3 2026

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

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

$$