Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 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.

LSZ321-080415-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LSZ322-080415-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ346-080415-
St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ341-080415-
Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ342-080415-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ323-080415-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ344-345-080415-
Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ346-080415-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ345-080415-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ347-080415-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to
7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ348-080415-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ349-080415-
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
415 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

JZ