fzus53 kapx 161527
nshapx
expires:202601162330;;987806

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1027 am est fri jan 16 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.


lmz345-346-162330-
point betsie to sleeping bear point mi-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1027 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.today...south wind 10 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
early in the evening. gusts to 25 knots. snow showers. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 10 to 15 knots. chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 10 to 15 knots. snow showers likely. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. heavy freezing
spray. chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 161656
nshgrb
expires:202601162300;;990416

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1056 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-162300-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1056 am cst fri jan 16 2026

.this afternoon...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft. light
snow likely during the morning, then a chance of light snow in
the afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of
light snow. 
.saturday...w wind 10 to 20 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance of
light snow. 
.saturday night...nw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly
cloudy. a small craft advisory may be needed.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989277

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-162200-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots veering west early
in the afternoon. snow showers late in the morning, then a chance of
snow showers in the afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers. waves 4 to
6 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow
showers likely. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989282

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-162200-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. snow showers late in
the morning, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers likely. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers and a slight chance of light freezing rain. waves 5 to
7 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers likely. waves
6 to 8 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...west gales to 45 knots. snow showers.
waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989281

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-162200-
south haven to holland mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves
6 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...west winds around 25 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet.
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...west storm force winds to 50 knots
decreasing to gales to 45 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
snow showers. waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. snow showers likely. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989279

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-162200-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves
6 to 9 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. waves
5 to 7 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet.
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.sunday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest gales to 40 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow
showers. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. snow showers likely. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989280

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-162200-
holland to grand haven mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves
6 to 9 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. waves
6 to 8 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet.
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.sunday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest gales to 40 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots
backing west gales to 45 knots early in the afternoon. snow showers.
waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. snow showers likely. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 161615
nshgrr
expires:202601162200;;989278

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-162200-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1115 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late sunday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots veering west 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet.
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.sunday...west winds to 30 knots backing southwest gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. snow showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.martin luther king jr day...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow
showers likely. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
waves 6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 161445
nshiwx
expires:202601162115;;985755

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
945 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-162115-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
945 am est fri jan 16 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. snow late this morning, then a chance of snow early
this afternoon. a chance of snow and rain late. waves 3 to
6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a
chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots.
freezing spray in the morning. a chance of snow showers. waves
4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. freezing spray. a chance of snow showers. waves 4 to
7 feet. 

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

$$

fzus53 kiwx 161445
nshiwx
expires:202601162115;;985754

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
945 am est fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-162115-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
945 am est fri jan 16 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
30 knots. snow likely late this morning, then a chance of snow
early this afternoon. a chance of rain and snow late. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. gusts up
to 25 knots. a chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots. a
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

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

$$

fzus53 klot 161547
nshlot
expires:202601162245;;988168

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
947 am cst fri jan 16 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.


lmz744-745-162245-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
947 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west by
early afternoon. snow late in the morning, then scattered snow 
showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in the
evening, then slight chance of snow showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
evening, then a slight chance of snow overnight. waves 3 to 5 ft.

$$

fzus53 klot 161547
nshlot
expires:202601162245;;988167

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
947 am cst fri jan 16 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>743-162245-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
947 am cst fri jan 16 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 20 to 25 kt becoming west by
early afternoon. snow late in the morning, then scattered snow 
showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in the 
evening, then slight chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 to
4 ft.
.saturday...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow in the 
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. slight chance of snow 
in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161710
nshmkx
expires:202601162300;;991744

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-162300-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm cst this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late
in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow likely around noon,
then chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the afternoon. chance of snow showers in the morning, then
snow showers likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. slight chance of snow showers through around
midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161710
nshmkx
expires:202601162300;;991745

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-162300-
port washington to north point light wi-
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm cst this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late
in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow likely around noon,
then chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots.
chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely
in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet late
in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161710
nshmkx
expires:202601162300;;991746

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-162300-
north point light to wind point wi-
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm cst this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow likely
around noon, then slight chance of snow early in the afternoon.
snow likely late in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. scattered snow showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to 25 knots in
the afternoon. chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 161710
nshmkx
expires:202601162300;;991747

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-162300-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
1110 am cst fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm cst this evening...

.rest of today...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west late
in the afternoon. gusts up to 25 knots. snow likely around noon,
then slight chance of snow early in the afternoon. snow likely
late in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the afternoon. 
.tonight...west wind 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 25 knots.
scattered snow showers through around midnight, then slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots late
in the afternoon. slight chance of snow showers in the morning,
then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. slight chance of snow showers
through around midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet early in the morning. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$