Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
697 FZUS53 KAPX 171422 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 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. LSZ321-172230- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-172230- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-172230- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-172230- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Partly sunny in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-172230- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-172230- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-172230- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ345-346-172230- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-172230- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-172230- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-172230- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy in the late morning then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-172230- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 1022 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Cloudy in the late morning then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ DJC