FZUS53 KAPX 161715 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 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. LSZ321-170115- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-170115- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-170115- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight. .SATURDAY...West wind up to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 7 to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Sunny. Waves 8 to 11 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-170115- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 40 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 5 to 8 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 7 to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Sunny. Waves 7 to 10 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-170115- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 40 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Slight chance of waterspouts early in the evening. Slight chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See theopen lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-170115- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 35 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of waterspouts early in the evening. Slight chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Clear. Waves 7 to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Sunny. Waves 7 to 10 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-170115- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots decreasing to 5 to 10 knots. Slight chance of waterspouts early in the evening. Slight chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind up to 30 knots. Clear. Waves 7 to 10 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 7 to 10 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-170115- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-170115- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight. .SATURDAY...West wind 20 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-170115- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-170115- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-170115- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 115 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy early in the evening then clearing. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ MJG