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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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.

LSZ321-201530-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Scattered snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to
7 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
4 to 7 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LSZ322-201530-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Scattered snow showers through the day. Isolated showers in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
.SUNDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ346-201530-
St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Scattered snow showers through the day. Isolated showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ345-201530-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers through the day. Isolated showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ341-201530-
Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers through the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ342-201530-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers through the day. Isolated showers in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 3 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ323-201530-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ344-345-201530-
Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5
feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ346-201530-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots decreasing
to 5 to 10 knots early in the evening. Mostly cloudy then
becoming mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Waves 3
to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ347-201530-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers through the day. Isolated showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ348-201530-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers early in the morning. Isolated rain and snow
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5
feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ349-201530-
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
316 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.TODAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Isolated snow showers early in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

DJC