


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
976 FZUS53 KAPX 121313 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 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. LSZ321-122115- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny in the late morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-122115- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Partly cloudy. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-122115- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-122115- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-122115- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-122115- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-122115- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-122115- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-122115- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-122115- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-122115- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-122115- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 913 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ ELD