Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
017 FZUS53 KAPX 110835 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 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. LSZ321-112000- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Snow showers early in the morning. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-112000- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-112000- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-112000- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-112000- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-112000- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Numerous snow showers early in the morning, then chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-112000- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Numerous snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-112000- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Scattered snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-112000- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Isolated snow showers early in the morning, then chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-112000- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-112000- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Scattered snow showers early in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-112000- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 335 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ JLD