Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ849-030900-
Pentwater to Manistee MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering northwest in the
late morning and afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
6 to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves
3 to 5 feet building to 9 to 13 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 9 to
13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LMZ848-030900-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots veering northwest early in the
afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
7 to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west around
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 to 10 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales
to 40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 9 to
13 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves
9 to 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LMZ847-030900-
Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to
9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west around
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet early
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales
to 40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 12 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 40 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 9 to 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LMZ846-030900-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 7 to
10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west around
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance
of snow showers and a chance of light freezing rain. Waves 7 to
11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales
to 40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 7 to 11 feet
in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves
8 to 12 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds to 30 knots veering northwest 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LMZ845-030900-
South Haven to Holland MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west around
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers and light freezing rain. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to
4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to
9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 6 to
9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

$$

LMZ844-030900-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-
203 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. Snow showers likely. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west around
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance
of snow showers and light freezing rain. Waves 7 to 11 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$