fzus53 kapx 161715
nshapx
expires:202610170115;;204656

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
115 pm edt fri oct 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.


lmz346-170115-
manistee to point betsie mi-
115 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 11 pm edt this evening...

.tonight...north wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. slight chance of
waterspouts early in the evening. slight chance of showers early
in the evening. waves 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.saturday...west wind 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest wind up to 30 knots. clear. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.sunday...southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 162215
nshgrb
expires:202610170400;;219046

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
515 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-170400-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
515 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm cdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from 9 pm this evening to 3 am
cdt saturday...

.late this afternoon...n wind to 30 kts with gale force gusts to
around 35 kts. waves 6 to 10 ft. partly sunny. 
.tonight...n wind 15 to 25 kts becoming nw 5 to 10 kts after
midnight. waves 5 to 8 ft. mostly clear. 
.saturday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 2 to 4 ft. sunny.
.saturday night...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 3 to 5 ft. clear.
.sunday...sw wind 15 to 25 kts. waves 4 to 7 ft. sunny. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216587

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-170800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 45 knots. rain showers
likely. waves 11 to 15 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 45 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
after midnight. mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. a chance of rain showers. waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding to
6 to 9 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing west in the late
morning and early afternoon, then backing southwest 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet in the late morning and early afternoon, then building to
3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. clear. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.sunday...southwest gales to 35 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.sunday night...south gales to 35 knots veering southwest to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 7 to
11 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216588

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-170800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with
a chance of rain showers. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 40 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and early afternoon, then building to
3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. clear. waves 6 to
8 feet. 
.sunday...southwest gales to 35 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly clear. waves
7 to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216586

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-170800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 45 knots. rain showers
likely. waves 10 to 14 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots after
midnight. mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
a chance of rain showers. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 6 to
8 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing west 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and early afternoon,
then building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. clear. waves 6 to
9 feet. 
.sunday...southwest gales to 35 knots. sunny. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.sunday night...south gales to 35 knots veering southwest to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 7 to
11 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.tuesday...southeast winds around 5 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216591

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-170800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 40 knots. rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 12 to 16 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 40 knots becoming northeast to 30 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. waves
14 to 18 feet subsiding to 8 to 12 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
southwest early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. clear. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. clear. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot.
.tuesday...east winds around 5 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves calm. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less than
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216590

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-170800-
south haven to holland mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 40 knots. rain showers
likely. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots after
midnight. partly cloudy. a slight chance of rain showers in the
evening. waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet after midnight.
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
southwest 10 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly clear.
waves 3 to 6 feet.
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 5 to 7 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...east winds around 5 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less than
1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 162111
nshgrr
expires:202610170800;;216589

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-170800-
holland to grand haven mi-
511 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.through early evening...north gales to 35 knots. mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of rain showers. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.tonight...north gales to 40 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
after midnight. partly cloudy. a slight chance of rain showers in
the evening. waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after
midnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south 5 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
southwest early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. clear. waves 4 to
6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...southwest winds to 30 knots. sunny. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds to 30 knots veering southwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight. mostly clear. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing northeast early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming around 5 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 162107
nshiwx
expires:202610170215;;216122

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
507 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-170215-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
507 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.tonight...north winds to 30 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. gusts up to 35 knot gales. a
slight chance of waterspouts this evening. a chance of showers
this evening. waves 14 to 18 feet subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
10 knots or less. sunny. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. clear. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. sunny.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 60 degrees and at michigan
city is 61 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 162107
nshiwx
expires:202610170215;;216121

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
507 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-170215-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
507 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt saturday...

.tonight...north gales to 35 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. a slight chance of
waterspouts this evening. showers likely early, then a chance of
showers from late evening on. waves 15 to 19 feet subsiding to
9 to 12 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 knots or less in the afternoon. a slight chance
of showers in the morning. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 60 degrees and at michigan
city is 61 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 161947
nshlot
expires:202610170330;;212758

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
247 pm cdt fri oct 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>742-170330-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
247 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt saturday...

.tonight...north gales to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late.
scattered showers, mainly in the evening. waves 6 to 9 feet 
occasionally to 12 ft building to 10 to 14 ft occasionally to 18 
ft this evening, then subsiding to 8 to 12 ft occasionally to 16 
ft overnight.
.saturday...north winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 5 to 8 ft
occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. clear. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 kt becoming south. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 161947
nshlot
expires:202610170330;;212759

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
247 pm cdt fri oct 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.


lmz743>745-170330-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
247 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 1 am cdt saturday...

.tonight...north gales to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt overnight. 
chance of waterspouts in the evening. numerous showers in the 
evening, then scattered showers after midnight. waves 12 to 16 ft 
occasionally to 21 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft occasionally to 14 
ft overnight. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming southwest and
diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. isolated showers in
the morning. waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft subsiding to
3 to 5 ft. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. clear. waves 1 to
3 ft. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 20 kt. sunny. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

fzus53 kmkx 162210
nshmkx
expires:202610170400;;218815

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-170400-
port washington to north point light wi-
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.tonight...north gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late
in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight
easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy
through around midnight then clearing. waves 8 to 10 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northwest wind 5 to 15 knots backing west 5 to
10 knots late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon rising to 15 to 20 knots late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. clear. waves
1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.sunday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 162210
nshmkx
expires:202610170400;;218816

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-170400-
north point light to wind point wi-
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.tonight...north gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late
in the evening, then easing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight
easing to 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. partly cloudy
through around midnight then clearing. waves 10 to 13 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the morning. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots late in the morning, then becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon rising to 15 to 20 knots late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. clear. waves
1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. 
.sunday...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing south 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 162210
nshmkx
expires:202610170400;;218817

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-170400-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.tonight...north gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots with
gusts to around 35 knots late in the evening, then easing to
15 to 25 knots after midnight becoming 15 to 20 knots early in
the morning. partly cloudy. waves 9 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to
7 feet early in the morning. 
.saturday...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then backing southwest 5 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon becoming 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. clear. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 162210
nshmkx
expires:202610170400;;218814

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-170400-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
510 pm cdt fri oct 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening...

.tonight...north gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots late
in the evening, then easing to 10 to 20 knots after midnight
backing northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. partly
cloudy through around midnight then clearing. waves 8 to 10 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then backing southwest 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon becoming 15 to 20 knots late in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet
in the late morning and early afternoon, then building to 2 to
4 feet late in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots early in the morning. gusts up to 25 knots. clear. waves
3 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest wind 15 to 25 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 knots. sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet. 

$$