Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ849-040900-
Pentwater to Manistee MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy.
Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of snow showers. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Freezing spray.
Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales
to 35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely.
Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

$$

LMZ848-040900-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with
a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots in
the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
snow showers in the evening. Freezing spray after midnight. Waves
5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Freezing spray.
Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales
to 35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet.

$$

LMZ847-040900-
Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of rain showers. Waves
5 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to gales
to 35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 7 to
11 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Waves
6 to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering south 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet.

$$

LMZ846-040900-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of rain showers. Waves
5 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of
snow showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west
around 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to gales
to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to
3 feet building to 7 to 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Waves
6 to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the
afternoon.

$$

LMZ845-040900-
South Haven to Holland MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers
likely and a slight chance of rain showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. A chance of snow
showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing west
5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to
8 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 6 to
8 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Snow showers likely.
Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.

$$

LMZ844-040900-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-
948 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...West winds 10 to 20 knots. Snow showers and
a slight chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots in
the late evening and overnight. Snow showers likely and a slight
chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to
6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely.
Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south early in the
afternoon. Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

$$