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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 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.

LSZ321-191115-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 2 to 3 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LSZ322-191115-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ341-191115-
Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ342-191115-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of showers
early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ323-191115-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers early in
the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ344-345-191115-
Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers early in
the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Light winds. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LMZ346-191115-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of showers
early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light winds. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ345-191115-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ346-191115-
St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ347-191115-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ348-191115-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to
3 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ349-191115-
Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Light winds. Chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

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