fzus53 kapx 120311
nshapx
expires:202608121115;;033595

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1111 pm edt tue aug 11 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.


lmz346-121115-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1111 pm edt tue aug 11 2026

.overnight...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...west wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday night...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves
2 feet or less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 120556
nshgrb
expires:202608121000;;038801

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1256 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-121000-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1256 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of the night...e wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less.
patchy fog late in the evening. areas of fog after midnight. a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.wednesday...e wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. patchy fog
in the morning. 
.wednesday night...se wind around 5 kts backing ne in the late
evening and overnight. waves 2 ft or less. partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...ne wind 5 to 10 kts. waves 2 ft or less. mostly
cloudy.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039114

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-120800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds around 5 knots. partly cloudy. patchy
fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then veering west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. partly sunny. patchy fog. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds around 10 knots veering east
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering northeast after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039115

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-120800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds around 5 knots. mostly cloudy. patchy
fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves less than 1 foot. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds around 20 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039116

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-120800-
holland to grand haven mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds around 5 knots. partly cloudy. patchy
fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday night...west winds around 10 knots veering northeast
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves less than 1 foot. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northeast in the late
morning and early afternoon, then backing northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. waves
less than 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039118

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-120800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast winds around 5 knots. partly cloudy.
patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy. waves calm. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast after
midnight. partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southwest winds around 15 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039117

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-120800-
south haven to holland mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast winds around 5 knots. partly cloudy.
patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering west early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy. patchy fog. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves less than 1 foot. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. waves
less than 1 foot. 
.thursday night...north winds around 10 knots veering northeast
after midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 120606
nshgrr
expires:202608120800;;039113

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-120800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
206 am edt wed aug 12 2026

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

$$

fzus53 kiwx 120218
nshiwx
expires:202608120830;;031985

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1018 pm edt tue aug 11 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-120830-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1018 pm edt tue aug 11 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves 1 
foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
gusts up to 35 knot gales. a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds less than 10 knots. a slight
chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds less than 10 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or
less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 72 degrees and at michigan
city is 67 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 120254
nshlot
expires:202608120915;;032643

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
954 pm cdt tue aug 11 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>745-120915-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
954 pm cdt tue aug 11 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 kt. chance of 
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. patchy fog after 
midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming northwest late. 
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 ft or 
less. 
.wednesday night...east winds around 10 kt becoming around 5 kt.
slight chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers
overnight. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in
the afternoon. chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves
around 1 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 120254
nshlot
expires:202608120915;;032642

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
954 pm cdt tue aug 11 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>742-120915-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
954 pm cdt tue aug 11 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds around 10 kt. chance of showers 
and thunderstorms after midnight. patchy fog after midnight. 
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast. chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wednesday night...east winds around 10 kt becoming around 5 kt.
slight chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers
overnight. waves around 1 ft. 
.thursday...east winds around 10 kt becoming northeast in the
afternoon. showers likely in the morning, then showers likely 
and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 120610
nshmkx
expires:202608120900;;039619

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-120900-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...south wind 5 knots backing southeast early in
the morning. patchy fog. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday...northeast wind 5 knots rising to 5 to 10 knots late
in the morning, then veering east in the afternoon. patchy fog in
the morning. slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots backing northeast
early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves nearly calm. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of showers through
the day. slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves
around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 120610
nshmkx
expires:202608120900;;039618

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-120900-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast wind 5 knots backing east early in
the morning. patchy fog. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 knots becoming northeast late in the
morning, then veering east in the afternoon. patchy fog in the
morning. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots backing northeast
early in the morning. partly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming mostly cloudy. waves nearly calm. 
.thursday...east wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of showers through
the day. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 120610
nshmkx
expires:202608120900;;039617

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-120900-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...south wind 5 knots backing northeast early in
the morning. patchy fog. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday...north wind 5 knots veering northeast late in the
morning, then veering east early in the afternoon rising to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. patchy fog in the morning. waves
nearly calm. 
.wednesday night...east wind 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
late in the evening, then becoming northeast 5 knots after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves nearly calm. 
.thursday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering east in the
afternoon. chance of showers through the day. waves around
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 120610
nshmkx
expires:202608120900;;039616

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-120900-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 am cdt wed aug 12 2026

.rest of tonight...south wind 5 knots backing northeast early in
the morning. patchy fog after midnight, then areas of dense fog
early in the morning. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday...northeast wind 5 knots veering east late in the
morning, then rising to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon
becoming east 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. areas of dense
fog in the morning. waves nearly calm. 
.wednesday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east
late in the evening, then becoming north after midnight becoming
northeast early in the morning. partly cloudy. waves nearly calm.
.thursday...northeast wind 5 knots becoming east late in the
morning, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
slight chance of showers through the day. waves around 1 foot. 

$$