fzus53 kapx 111634
nshapx
expires:202512120045;;398001

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1134 am est thu dec 11 2025

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.


lmz346-120045-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1134 am est thu dec 11 2025

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

.today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
chance of snow showers and light freezing rain in the late 
morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. 
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...light winds. chance of snow showers. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday...southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots. heavy freezing spray. snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 111817
nshgrb
expires:202512120300;;403539

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
1217 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of the shore on lake michigan


lmz542-543-120300-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
1217 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

.this afternoon...w wind 5 to 10 kts. mostly cloudy. waves 2 ft
or less. 
.tonight...nw wind 5 to 10 kts. mostly cloudy. waves 2 ft or
less. 
.friday...w wind 5 to 10 kts increasing to 10 to 20 kts in the
afternoon. a chance of light snow in the afternoon. waves 2 ft or
less. 
.friday night...w wind 15 to 25 kts with gusts to around 30 kts.
mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft in the late evening and
overnight. a small craft advisory may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404296

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-112200-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering east in the late
evening and early morning, then veering southeast after midnight.
mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering southwest
15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow showers. freezing
spray. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late
evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 40 knots. snow showers likely. heavy
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
freezing spray. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 45 knots increasing to storm force
winds to 50 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy
with a chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 11 to 15 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404294

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-112200-
pentwater to manistee mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing south after midnight.
mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. freezing spray. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 7 to
10 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 35 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
freezing spray. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404297

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-112200-
holland to grand haven mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west winds around 15 knots. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing southeast in the late
evening and overnight. cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west gales to 45 knots. snow showers. freezing
spray. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late
evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 40 knots. snow showers. heavy
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with snow showers. freezing spray.
waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 40 knots increasing to storm force
winds to 50 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy
with a chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 10 to 14 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404295

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-112200-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing southeast in the
late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
snow showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering southwest
15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west gales to 40 knots. snow showers. freezing
spray. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 7 to 11 feet in the late
evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 40 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. freezing
spray. waves 7 to 11 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 45 knots increasing to storm force
winds to 50 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
veering west gales to 45 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy
with a chance of snow showers. freezing spray. waves 10 to 14 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404299

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-112200-
st joseph to south haven mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing southeast after
midnight. cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves 2 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny with a chance of snow showers. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow showers likely.
freezing spray. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 7 to 10 feet in the
late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 40 knots. snow showers likely.
freezing spray. waves 7 to 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly sunny. freezing
spray. waves 6 to 9 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 111842
nshgrr
expires:202512112200;;404298

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-112200-
south haven to holland mi-
142 pm est thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots backing south in the late
evening and early morning, then backing southeast after midnight.
cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest 10 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...west winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow showers. freezing
spray. waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late
evening and overnight. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 40 knots. snow showers. heavy
freezing spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.sunday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. snow showers likely. freezing spray. waves 8 to
12 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 45 knots. mostly cloudy. freezing
spray. waves 8 to 12 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 111538
nshiwx
expires:202512112115;;396351

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1038 am est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-112115-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1038 am est thu dec 11 2025

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

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. a
chance of snow. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance
of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. gusts up to 30 knots. a chance of snow in the evening.
freezing spray overnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. 

the water temperature at michigan city is 39 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 111538
nshiwx
expires:202512112115;;396352

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1038 am est thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-112115-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1038 am est thu dec 11 2025

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

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. a
slight chance of snow. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. gusts up to 30 knots.
snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight.
freezing spray overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to
9 feet. 

the water temperature at michigan city is 39 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 111512
nshlot
expires:202512112215;;395529

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
912 am cst thu dec 11 2025

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>743-112215-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
calumet harbor il to gary in-
912 am cst thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west this
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.tonight...southwest winds around 5 kt becoming northeast
overnight. chance of snow. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. slight chance of snow
showers in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.  

$$

fzus53 klot 111512
nshlot
expires:202512112215;;395530

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
912 am cst thu dec 11 2025

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.


lmz744-745-112215-
gary to burns harbor in-burns harbor to michigan city in-
912 am cst thu dec 11 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until noon cst today...

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west this
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 6 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.tonight...south winds around 5 kt becoming southeast overnight.
chance of snow. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming west in the
afternoon. slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 kt. chance of snow showers in
the evening. freezing spray overnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building 
to 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 111910
nshmkx
expires:202512112300;;405800

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-112300-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
nearly calm. 
.friday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
rising to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. chance of snow in
the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
late in the evening, then rising to gales to 35 knots after
midnight. slight chance of snow through around midnight. waves
3 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. a gale
warning may be needed. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 111910
nshmkx
expires:202512112300;;405801

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-112300-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
nearly calm. 
.friday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing west late in the
morning, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. slight chance of
snow in the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
late in the evening, then veering northwest after midnight.
slight chance of snow through around midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet.
a small craft advisory may be needed. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 111910
nshmkx
expires:202512112300;;405802

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-112300-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
nearly calm. 
.friday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon, then rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of snow in the morning, then
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
late in the evening, then veering northwest after midnight
becoming northwest up to 30 knots early in the morning. chance of
snow through around midnight. waves 3 to 4 feet. a small craft
advisory may be needed. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 111910
nshmkx
expires:202512112300;;405803

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-112300-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 pm cst thu dec 11 2025

.rest of today...west wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north early in
the morning. mostly cloudy. waves nearly calm. 
.friday...northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming 10 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. slight chance of snow in the morning, then
chance of snow in the afternoon. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...west wind 15 to 25 knots rising to up to 30 knots
late in the evening, then veering northwest after midnight
becoming northwest up to 30 knots early in the morning. chance of
snow through around midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to
4 feet in the late evening and overnight. a small craft advisory
may be needed. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$