482  
FZUS53 KGRR 131418  
NSHGRR  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ849-132100-  
PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST GALES TO  
45 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS AND FREEZING  
RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH STORM FORCE WINDS TO 60 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
20 TO 24 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ848-132100-  
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST AROUND  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 60 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 18 TO 22 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ847-132100-  
GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS INCREASING TO STORM FORCE  
WINDS TO 50 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 15 TO 19 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ846-132100-  
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 17 TO 21 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ845-132100-  
SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 60 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 18 TO 22 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LMZ844-132100-  
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-  
1018 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 55 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS.  
WAVES 21 TO 26 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 6 TO 9 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
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