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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
159 FZUS53 KAPX 151442 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 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. LSZ321-152245- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Numerous showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-152245- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-152245- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-152245- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-152245- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-152245- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south early in the evening. Sunny in the late morning then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-152245- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest early in the evening. Mostly sunny in the late morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-152245- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-152245- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Numerous showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-152245- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-152245- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-152245- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 1042 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TODAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ JZ