fzus51 kcle 272001
nshcle
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
301 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez142>144-280330-
maumee bay to reno beach oh-reno beach to the islands oh-
the islands to vermilion oh-
301 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...gale watch in effect from late sunday night through tuesday
evening...

.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of rain late. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. rain in the morning, then rain likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.monday...southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west to 40 knots.
a chance of snow and rain likely in the morning, then snow in the
afternoon. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for tuesday through thursday.

the water temperature off toledo is 33 degrees, off cleveland 36
degrees, and off erie 34 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kdtx 272121
nshdtx
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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez444-280530-
michigan waters of lake erie from detroit river to north cape mi-
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...gale watch in effect from late sunday night through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a
chance of light rain after midnight. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain. a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon, then a
chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest to 30
knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the late evening and early
morning, then becoming west gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45
knot gales after midnight. a chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. rain until early morning, then a chance of light rain and
snow after midnight. a gale warning may be needed.
.monday...west gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. mostly cloudy. a chance of light snow early in the
morning, then light snow likely in the late morning and
afternoon. 

gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. please refer to
the open lakes forecast for more information.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

see lake erie open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

the water temperature at belle isle is 33 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kdtx 272121
nshdtx
expires:202512280530;;336159

nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lhz422-280530-
inner saginaw bay sw of point au gres to bay port mi-
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...gale watch in effect from late sunday night through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. a
chance of light rain and freezing rain after midnight. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. light rain likely and a
chance of light freezing rain early in the morning, then light
rain in the late morning and afternoon. 
.sunday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 20 to 25
knots with gusts to 35 knot gales in the late evening and early
morning, then becoming southwest gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to
45 knot gales after midnight. rain early in the evening. rain likely
in the late evening and overnight. light snow likely after midnight.
a gale warning may be needed.
.monday...west gales to 40 knot gales veering to the northwest at
40 knot gales early in the afternoon. gusts to 45 knot gales.
mostly cloudy with light snow likely. 

gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. please refer to
the open lakes forecast for more information.

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kdtx 272121
nshdtx
expires:202512280530;;336162

nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lhz442-280530-
harbor beach to port sanilac mi-
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...small craft advisory in effect from 10 pm est this evening
through sunday evening...
...gale watch in effect from late sunday night through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy. a
slight chance of light rain after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. light rain likely early in the
morning, then rain in the late morning and afternoon. a slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. waves 3 to
5 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming southwest
to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales after midnight. rain until
early morning. light rain and light snow likely after midnight. waves
3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. waves
occasionally around 8 feet. a gale warning may be needed.
.monday...west gales to 35 knot gales veering to the northwest at
35 knot gales early in the afternoon. gusts to 45 knot gales.
light snow. freezing spray in the late morning and afternoon.
waves 5 to 7 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in the
afternoon. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 

gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. please refer to
the open lakes forecast for more information.

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kdtx 272121
nshdtx
expires:202512280530;;336163

nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lhz443-280530-
port sanilac to port huron mi-
421 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...gale watch in effect from late sunday night through tuesday
morning...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy. a
slight chance of light rain and freezing rain after midnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. light rain likely early in the
morning, then rain in the late morning and afternoon. a slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.sunday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
southwest gales to 35 knot gales after midnight. rain until early
morning. light rain and light snow likely after midnight. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. waves occasionally
around 8 feet. a gale warning may be needed.
.monday...west gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. light snow. freezing spray early in the afternoon. waves
6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 

gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. please refer to
the open lakes forecast for more information.

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
expires:202512280900;;335393

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-280900-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy. a slight chance
of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle likely after midnight.
patchy dense fog after midnight. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. areas of
fog. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
patchy fog. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 15 to 19 feet. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 55 knots. snow showers.
waves 17 to 21 feet. 
.monday night...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots decreasing
to gales to 40 knots after midnight. snow showers likely. freezing
spray. waves 16 to 20 feet subsiding to 11 to 15 feet after
midnight. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 9 to 13 feet
subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 9 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-280900-
pentwater to manistee mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. drizzle likely
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers and a chance of
drizzle. patchy fog. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
areas of fog. waves around 1 foot building to 12 to 16 feet. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots. snow showers.
waves 18 to 22 feet. 
.monday night...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots decreasing
to gales to 40 knots after midnight. cloudy with snow showers
likely. freezing spray. waves 16 to 20 feet subsiding to 11 to
15 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 9 to 13 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. waves 6 to 8 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
4 to 6 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
expires:202512280900;;335397

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-280900-
st joseph to south haven mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly
cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. a chance of
drizzle through the night. patchy fog after midnight. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. areas of fog.
waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
patchy fog. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 15 to 19 feet. 
.monday...west gales to 45 knots. snow showers. freezing spray.
waves 18 to 22 feet. 
.monday night...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers likely.
freezing spray. waves 17 to 21 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots backing west in the late
morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding
to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
6 to 9 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
expires:202512280900;;335396

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-280900-
south haven to holland mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds around 15 knots. cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. a slight chance
of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle after midnight. patchy fog
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. areas of
fog. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
patchy fog. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 16 to 20 feet. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots. snow showers.
freezing spray. waves 18 to 22 feet. 
.monday night...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots decreasing
to gales to 45 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 17 to 21 feet subsiding to 11 to
15 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and early afternoon, then backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves 9 to
13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
expires:202512280900;;335395

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-280900-
holland to grand haven mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds around 15 knots. cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy. a slight chance
of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle after midnight. patchy fog
after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. areas of
fog. waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
areas of fog. waves 2 to 3 feet building to 17 to 21 feet. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 55 knots. snow showers.
freezing spray. waves 18 to 22 feet. 
.monday night...northwest storm force winds to 50 knots decreasing
to gales to 45 knots in the late evening and overnight. snow
showers. freezing spray. waves 15 to 19 feet subsiding to 10 to
14 feet after midnight. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and early afternoon, then backing west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves 8 to
12 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. cloudy with snow showers likely. waves 7 to
10 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 272114
nshgrr
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-280900-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
414 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm warning in effect from late sunday night through late
monday night...

.through early evening...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. cloudy. a slight chance
of drizzle in the evening, then drizzle after midnight. patchy fog
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. areas of
fog. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west gales to
45 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain and snow showers.
patchy fog. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 16 to 20 feet. 
.monday...northwest storm force winds to 55 knots. snow showers.
waves 17 to 21 feet. 
.monday night...northwest gales to 45 knots. snow showers likely.
freezing spray. waves 14 to 18 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 8 to 12 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. cloudy with a chance of snow showers. waves
7 to 10 feet. 
.new years day...northwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 7 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 271943
nshiwx
expires:202512280545;;330461

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
243 pm est sat dec 27 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-046-280545-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
243 pm est sat dec 27 2025

...storm watch in effect from late sunday night through monday
afternoon...

.tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain likely late. 
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. rain. 
waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots in the evening,
becoming west and increasing to 50 knot storms late. waves 2 to 4
feet building to 12 to 16 feet. 
.monday...west gales to 40 knots becoming northwest to 35 knots. 
gusts up to 50 knot storms. snow. waves 12 to 18 feet. 

the water temperature at st. joseph and at michigan city is 37
degrees.

$$