| NWS Forecast for: Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake (LMZ366) Issued by: National Weather Service Gaylord, MI Last Update: 305 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026 | |
Today: South winds to 30 kt increasing to gales to 35 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. Tonight: Southwest gales to 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late in the evening, then becoming southwest to 30 kt after midnight becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt late. Waves 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft. Wednesday: Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wednesday Night: West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. Thursday: Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft. Thursday Night: Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming west 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Friday: West winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 3 ft. Saturday: South winds to 30 kt. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft building to 7 to 10 ft occasionally to 13 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake (LMZ366) | |
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