634
FZUS53 KAPX 170720
NSHAPX

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

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.

LSZ321-171530-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming
variable 10 knots or less, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning becoming north. Patchy fog early in the
morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LSZ322-171530-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the
afternoon. Patchy fog early in the morning. Chance of showers
early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ346-171530-
St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers early in
the morning. Patchy fog early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ345-171530-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the morning.
Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Patchy fog early
in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ341-171530-
Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. areas
of dense fog early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ342-171530-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the morning.
Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Patchy fog, locally
dense, early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY 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.

$$

LMZ323-171530-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots becoming north in the afternoon.
Areas of dense fog early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light winds. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ344-345-171530-
Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Waves 2
feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ346-171530-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Waves 2
feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ347-171530-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the
afternoon, then becoming east early in the evening. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ348-171530-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the afternoon.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ349-171530-
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
320 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east early in the
evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

MJG