


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
576 FZUS53 KAPX 240801 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 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. LSZ321-241615- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest early in the evening. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-241615- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Winds higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-241615- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less, building to 2 to 3 feet toward morning. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-241615- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest early in the evening. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-241615- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots gusting to 25 knots in the afternoon. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-241615- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ345-241615- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-241615- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-241615- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-241615- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-241615- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-241615- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-241615- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 401 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TODAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts through the day. Scattered showers and storms through the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of waterspouts. Slight chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in the vicinity of thunderstorms. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ FEF