FZUS53 KAPX 261811 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 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. LSZ321-270215- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-270215- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-270215- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-270215- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-270215- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-270215- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ345-346-270215- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-270215- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-270215- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Wave heights are valid for ice free areas. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-270215- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 211 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ JK