884  
FZUS53 KGRR 120743  
NSHGRR  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ849-120900-  
PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.  
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING WEST TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ848-120900-  
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO  
9 TO 13 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING  
SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ847-120900-  
GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES  
9 TO 13 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING  
SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO  
7 TO 11 FEET.  
 

 
 
LMZ846-120900-  
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING  
SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ845-120900-  
SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING  
SPRAY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING  
SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO  
8 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ844-120900-  
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-  
243 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING GALES TO  
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. FREEZING SPRAY.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET.  
 

 
 
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