382  
FZUS53 KGRR 180913  
NSHGRR  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ849-181015-  
PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
7 TO 11 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING WEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LMZ848-181015-  
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
9 TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING  
TO 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING WEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LMZ847-181015-  
GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
8 TO 12 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO  
11 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
 
LMZ846-181015-  
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
7 TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 12 TO  
16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET.   
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
 
 
LMZ845-181015-  
SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
6 TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
PATCHY FOG. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.  
 
 
 
LMZ844-181015-  
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-  
413 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 5 TO  
7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
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