Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
126 FZUS53 KAPX 191828 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 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. LSZ321-200230- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-200230- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly cloudy. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. .MONDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-200230- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-200230- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Isolated showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Isolated showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-200230- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-200230- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Isolated showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-200230- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-200230- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-200230- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-200230- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-200230- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Isolated showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-200230- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 228 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ JK