Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
893 FZUS53 KAPX 080821 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 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. LSZ321-081630- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the morning. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-081630- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly sunny. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Partly cloudy. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-081630- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the morning, then becoming northwest in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-081630- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-081630- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-081630- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-081630- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the morning. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers and showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-081630- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the morning. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers and rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-081630- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-081630- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots early in the morning becoming variable 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet in the morning. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-081630- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-081630- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 321 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers and slight chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ NSC