Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848)
Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI
Last Update: 355 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026
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Today: Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Heavy freezing spray through the day. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon.

Tonight: Southwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

Wednesday: South winds to 30 knots. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet.

Wednesday Night: Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight.

Thursday: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Friday: Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Saturday: Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots veering south early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.







Zone Forecast: Whitehall to Pentwater MI (LMZ848)

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