812  
FZUS53 KGRR 121103  
NSHGRR  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ849-122100-  
PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. 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.  
 
 
 
LMZ848-122100-  
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST GALES TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
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.  
 
 
 
LMZ847-122100-  
GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. 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. 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.  
 
 
 
LMZ846-122100-  
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
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.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. 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. 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.  
 
 
 
LMZ845-122100-  
SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
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. 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 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.  
 
 
 
LMZ844-122100-  
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-  
603 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
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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