


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
238 FZUS53 KAPX 031819 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 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. LSZ321-040230- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-040230- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming variable 10 knots or less. Mostly clear. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-040230- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming variable 10 knots or less. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-040230- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-040230- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-040230- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-040230- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ345-346-040230- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-040230- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-040230- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-040230- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-040230- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 219 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming variable 10 knots or less. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ MJG