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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 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.


lmz346-021045-
manistee to point betsie mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

.overnight...northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.friday...north wind 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday night...light winds. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...light winds. sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-020900-
pentwater to manistee mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy. a slight
chance of rain late in the evening. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-020900-
st joseph to south haven mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. patchy fog late in
the evening. rain. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering east around
10 knots after midnight. clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...east winds around 5 knots veering south in the
late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves less than 1 foot. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-020900-
south haven to holland mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. rain late in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering east around
10 knots after midnight. clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet after midnight. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering south after
midnight. mostly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest early
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-020900-
holland to grand haven mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. patchy fog late in
the evening. rain likely late in the evening, then a chance of rain
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.friday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots veering northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast around
5 knots early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south after
midnight. partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-020900-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. rain likely late in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots veering south 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south 10 to
20 knots after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

$$
fzus53 kgrr 020233
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-020900-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
1033 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots. cloudy. a chance of
rain late in the evening. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots veering east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly clear. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest early in the
afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet early in the afternoon. 

$$
fzus53 kiwx 020204
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1004 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-021000-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
1004 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.overnight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. showers, then a
chance of showers late. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. mostly
clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 62 degrees and at michigan 
city is 61 degrees.

$$
fzus53 kiwx 020204
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
1004 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-021000-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
1004 pm edt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday evening...

.overnight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. showers, then a
chance of showers late. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy in the
morning, then clearing. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. mostly
clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 

the water temperature at st. joseph is 62 degrees and at michigan 
city is 61 degrees.


$$
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
946 pm cdt thu oct 1 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>742-020930-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
946 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am cdt friday through
late friday night...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt after midnight. showers late in the evening, then chance of
showers after midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 6 ft 
occasionally to 8 ft late.
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 kt. partly cloudy in the morning 
then clearing. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt overnight. clear. waves 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late.
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast. sunny.
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.  

$$
fzus53 klot 020246
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
946 pm cdt thu oct 1 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>745-020930-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
946 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am cdt friday through
late friday night...

.rest of tonight...north winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20
kt after midnight. showers. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 6
occasionally to 8 ft late.
.friday...northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming north. mostly 
cloudy in the morning then clearing. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally
to 9 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt overnight. clear. waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 kt. sunny. waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.  

$$
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
248 pm cdt thu oct 1 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.


lmz741-742-020600-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
248 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
friday evening...

.late this afternoon...northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. rain and
slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...north winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt. 
rain, mostly in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 6 
ft occasionally to 8 ft. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 kt. decreasing cloudiness. waves 4
to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east
overnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft 
subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the evening.
.saturday...east winds around 10 kt. sunny. waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.  

$$
fzus53 klot 011948
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
248 pm cdt thu oct 1 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.


lmz740-020600-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
248 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
friday evening...

.late this afternoon...west winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest.
rain and slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt. 
rain in the evening. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 6 ft 
occasionally to 8 ft. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 25 kt. partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east 10 to
15 kt overnight. mostly clear. waves 3 to 6 ft occasionally to 8
ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the evening. 
.saturday...east winds around 10 kt becoming southeast. sunny.
waves 1 to 3 ft.  

$$
fzus53 kmkx 020210
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-021000-
north point light to wind point wi-
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

.rest of tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. slight chance of showers just before
midnight. waves around 1 foot building to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight. 
.friday...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet in the afternoon. 
.friday night...north wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east
early in the morning. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
in the late morning and early afternoon, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet late in the afternoon. 

$$
fzus53 kmkx 020210
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-021000-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

.rest of tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the morning. 
.friday...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the afternoon. 
.friday night...north wind 5 to 10 knots backing northwest late
in the evening, then easing to 5 knots after midnight veering
north early in the morning. clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet in
the afternoon. 

$$
fzus53 kmkx 020210
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-021000-
port washington to north point light wi-
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

.rest of tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. slight chance of showers just before midnight.
waves around 1 foot building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. 
.friday...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet late in the afternoon. 
.friday night...north wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then veering northeast after midnight
veering east early in the morning. clear. waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday...southeast wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in
the afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. 

$$
fzus53 kmkx 020210
nshmkx
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-021000-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
910 pm cdt thu oct 1 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am cdt friday through
friday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...north wind 10 to 15 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in
the morning. chance of showers just before midnight. waves around
1 foot building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. 
.friday...north wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the afternoon. partly sunny in the morning then clearing.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon. 
.friday night...north wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east
early in the morning. clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late evening and overnight. 
.saturday...southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and early
afternoon, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. 

$$
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