Thanksgiving Lake Effect Snow and Winds

High impact lake effect snow event expected this evening through Friday. Snow amounts of 6” to 12” are likely in typical NW snow belts and areas near and south of Grand Traverse Bay. Read More >

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Gaylord, MI Local Forecast Office

7NM ESE Northport MI

Marine Point Forecast

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Late Afternoon
High: 38 °F
W 20kt
2ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
NW 35kt
8ft

Gale Warning
Thanksgiving Day
High: 37 °F
NW 35kt
6-8ft

Gale Warning
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
NW 30kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Friday
High: 33 °F
NW 25kt
5ft
Friday Night
Low: 27 °F
NW 15kt
1-2ft
Saturday
High: 32 °F
SSE 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
SE 10kt
< 1ft
Sunday
High: 35 °F
NW 20kt
1-2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:24 pm CST Nov 26, 2025
Forecast Valid: 5pm CST Nov 26, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

Late Afternoon

W wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers. Waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 25 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Rain showers before 9pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain between 9pm and 10pm, then snow showers after 10pm. Waves 5 ft building to 8 ft.

Thanksgiving Day

NW wind 30 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 25 to 30 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 7 ft.

Friday

NW wind 15 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Snow showers. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A chance of snow showers before midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. A chance of snow showers after noon. Waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 10 kt becoming ENE after midnight. Snow showers. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. Snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.