Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ849-092200-
Pentwater to Manistee MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to
8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing south 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering
southwest to 30 knots after midnight. Snow and rain. Waves 4 to
6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North gales to 35 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of
snow and light freezing rain. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a chance of
snow. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight
chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with snow likely.
Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 5 to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow.
Freezing spray. Waves 7 to 10 feet.

$$

LMZ848-092200-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to
9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Rain and snow. Waves 4 to
6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North gales to 35 knots. Snow. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Freezing spray. Waves 7 to 11 feet.

$$

LMZ847-092200-
Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to
9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots. Rain with snow likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 7 to
10 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots veering north in the late
morning and afternoon. Snow and rain. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. Waves 7 to 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering west to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to
6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Snow likely. Freezing spray. Waves 7 to 11 feet.

$$

LMZ846-092200-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to
9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots. Rain and a slight chance of snow. Waves 6 to 8 feet
building to 7 to 10 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 40 knots veering north to 30 knots in the
late morning and early afternoon, then becoming gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. Snow and rain. Waves 8 to 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Snow likely. Waves 7 to
10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to
8 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Snow likely. Freezing spray. Waves 8 to 12 feet.

$$

LMZ845-092200-
South Haven to Holland MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots. Rain. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 7 to 11 feet after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 40 knots veering northwest gales to
35 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Snow and rain. Waves
9 to 13 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Snow likely. Waves 9 to
13 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering west 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to
6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 40 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Snow likely. Freezing spray. Waves
8 to 12 feet.

$$

LMZ844-092200-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-
107 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. Waves 6 to
8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 7 to 11 feet in the
late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 40 knots veering northwest in the late
morning and afternoon. Rain and snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet building
to 12 to 16 feet early in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Snow likely. Waves 10 to
14 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow.
Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Snow likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Snow likely. Freezing spray. Waves
7 to 11 feet.

$$