279  
FZUS53 KAPX 260536  
NSHAPX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 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.  
 
LSZ321-261345-  
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
10 TO 13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 45 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO  
12 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LSZ322-261345-  
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ346-261345-  
ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ341-261345-  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ342-261345-  
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE  
TRAVERSE BAY-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO  
10 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ323-261345-  
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO  
NORWOOD MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
50 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
13 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ345-261345-  
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 11 TO 14 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 45 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES  
7 TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ344-261345-  
SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
50 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO  
9 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LMZ346-261345-  
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
23 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES  
8 TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ345-261345-  
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5 NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING  
MACKINAC ISLAND-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS DECREASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ347-261345-  
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING  
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING  
SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ348-261345-  
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. PATCHY BLOWING  
SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ349-261345-  
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER MI-  
1236 AM EST WED NOV 26 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
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