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Marine Weather |
If you will be navigating any of the waters of the Great lakes, the following links may help you with your planning. As always you are advised to check the dates of the product, to make sure it is the most current one. Forecasts are routinely updated every six hours.
| Marine Forecasts - Southern Lake Michigan |
- Michigan City, IN to St. Joseph, MI - Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
- St. Joseph, MI to Manistee, MI - Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Michigan City, IN to Winthrop Harbor, IL - Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
- Winthrop Harbor, IL to Sheboygan, WI - Issued by NWS Milwaukee, WI
Great Lakes Port Forecasts(Experimental) forecasts for major ports
- St. Joseph Harbor, MI - Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
- Burns Harbor and Calumet Harbor - Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Open Lake Forecast - for waters beyond 5 nautical miles from shore
- Open Lake Forecast for Lake Michigan - Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
| Special Marine Warnings and Statements |
Special Marine Warnings - from shoreline reference points out to mid lake
- Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
- Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
- Issued by NWS Milwaukee, WI
Marine Weather Statements - from shoreline reference points out to mid lake
- Issued by NWS Northern Indiana, IN
- Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
- Issued by NWS Milwaukee, WI
| Marine Observations |
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Southern Lake Michigan Buoy - Buoy 45007 is at mid lake about 35 miles northwest of Benton Harbor, MI.
- St. Joseph, Michigan GLOS Station - Located along the Lake Michigan shoreline
- Michigan City, Indiana GLERL Station - Located at the Michigan City lighthouse
- Current Great Lakes Marine Observations - NOAA coastwatch site including buoy data, CMAN stations, land observations, and ship reports.
- Great Lakes Water Levels - Current water levels for all the Great Lakes compared to seasonal averages.
- Great Lakes Water Temperatures and Ice Cover - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
- Southern Lake Michigan Water Temperatures - Michigan Sea Grant Coastwatch
| Rip Current and Beach Information |
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Hazardous Weather Outlook - Forecast of days with an increased risk of rip currents (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
- Lake Shore Hazard Message - Wave and rip current information
- Lake Michigan Beach Reports - Wave, water temperature, and flag conditions for Warren Dunes State Park, MI and Silver Beach, MI (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
For more information on rip currents see the following websites:
- National Park Service - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- NOAA Rip Current Safety Page
| Forecasts and Warnings for the Rest of the Great Lakes |
National Marine Forecasts Page
