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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 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.

LSZ321-040400-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Light winds. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

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LSZ322-040400-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Light winds. Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.

Winds higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ346-040400-
St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ341-040400-
Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30
knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knots.
Sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ342-040400-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ323-040400-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ344-345-040400-
Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ346-040400-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming
south early in the evening. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ345-040400-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Patchy fog. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ347-040400-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming
east early in the evening. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ348-040400-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ349-040400-
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
357 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

JPB