fzus53 kapx 200517
nshapx
expires:202607201330;;270468

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
117 am edt mon jul 20 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.


lmz346-201330-
manistee to point betsie mi-
117 am edt mon jul 20 2026

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

.today...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the
afternoon. chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less building to 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. patchy smoke. showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. patchy smoke. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...north wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. partly cloudy. waves 5 to 8 feet. 

winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 200810
nshiwx
expires:202607201415;;279526

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
410 am edt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-201415-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
410 am edt mon jul 20 2026

.today...south winds 10 knots or less. patchy smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the evening. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan
city is 53 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 200810
nshiwx
expires:202607201415;;279525

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
410 am edt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-201415-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
410 am edt mon jul 20 2026

.today...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. patchy
smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the evening. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to
9 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 53
degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 200720
nshlot
expires:202607202130;;277466

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
220 am cdt mon jul 20 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>742-202130-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
220 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

.early this morning...nearly calm winds. patchy smoke. waves 
around 1 ft.
.today...south winds around 10 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
smoke in the morning. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt becoming west. scattered 
showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest to 30 kt in 
the evening. isolated showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 ft 
building to 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...north winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
isolated showers in the evening. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to
10 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. a small craft
advisory will likely be needed.  

$$

fzus53 klot 200720
nshlot
expires:202607202130;;277467

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
220 am cdt mon jul 20 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>745-202130-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
220 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

.early this morning...nearly calm winds. patchy smoke. waves
around 1 ft. 
.today...south winds 10 to 20 kt. smoke in the morning. waves
1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. scattered showers and 
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 
ft. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 kt becoming northwest in the
afternoon. isolated showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tuesday night...north winds to 30 kt. isolated showers in the
evening. waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 8 to
11 ft occasionally to 14 ft. a small craft advisory will likely
be needed.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200810
nshmkx
expires:202607202100;;279524

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-202100-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt this morning...

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. partly cloudy. patchy smoke. waves around
1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then becoming 10 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon becoming 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon.
patchy smoke. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet late in
the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west early in
the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. patchy smoke through around
midnight. chance of showers through around midnight. chance of
thunderstorms through the night. slight chance of showers after
midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...north wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to
30 knots late in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after
midnight becoming north 15 to 25 knots early in the morning.
slight chance of thunderstorms through around midnight. chance of
showers through the night. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to
8 feet late in the evening, then building to 7 to 9 feet after
midnight subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the morning. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200810
nshmkx
expires:202607202100;;279521

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-202100-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm cdt this afternoon
through tuesday morning...

.early this morning...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. mostly clear. patchy smoke.
waves around 1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 10 to
20 knots late in the morning, then becoming 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots early in the afternoon becoming 15 to
25 knots late in the afternoon. patchy smoke through the day.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...south wind 15 to 25 knots veering southwest 15 to
20 knots late in the evening, then veering west after midnight
becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. chance of
showers and thunderstorms through around midnight. waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up
to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the morning. chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...north wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 25 knots early
in the morning. chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms through around midnight. waves 4 to 6 feet building
to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and early morning, then
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the morning. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200810
nshmkx
expires:202607202100;;279522

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-202100-
port washington to north point light wi-
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm cdt this afternoon
through tuesday morning...

.early this morning...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly clear.
patchy smoke. waves around 1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon
becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late
in the afternoon. patchy smoke. waves around 1 foot building to
3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west early in
the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. chance of showers and
thunderstorms through around midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early in the morning. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. gusts up
to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the morning. slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...north wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 25 knots early
in the morning. slight chance of thunderstorms through around
midnight. slight chance of showers through the night. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet late in the evening, then
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 200810
nshmkx
expires:202607202100;;279523

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-202100-
north point light to wind point wi-
310 am cdt mon jul 20 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 7 am cdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm cdt this afternoon
through late tonight...

.early this morning...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. partly cloudy. patchy smoke. waves around
1 foot. 
.today...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south late in the
morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon
becoming south 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late
in the afternoon. patchy smoke. waves around 1 foot building to
2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.tonight...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west early in
the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. patchy smoke through around
midnight. showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms through
around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 
.tuesday...west wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. patchy smoke in the morning.
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.tuesday night...north wind up to 30 knots easing to 15 to
25 knots after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 25 knots early
in the morning. chance of showers through the night. waves 5 to
7 feet building to 7 to 9 feet in the late evening and early
morning, then subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the morning. 

$$