


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
672 FZUS53 KAPX 311829 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 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. LSZ321-010230- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-010230- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-010230- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-010230- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-010230- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-010230- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-010230- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-010230- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ345-010230- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-010230- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-010230- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-010230- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-010230- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 229 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH EARLY EVENING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ PBB