Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:45 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a very raw 44° under showery skies with a wind out of the northeast @ 18 mph making it feel more like 36°. 

Our overnight low tonight will be a warmer feeling 40° with showers ending for a short time around 7:45 p.m. and then returning again early tomorrow morning with a 92% chance of light showers throughout the day.

The sunrise tomorrow will occur @ 8:02 a.m. and the sunset will happen @ 6:57 p.m.

As of now, we have two warnings and one advisory from the NWS.

First, is the continuation of that Gale Warning from St. Joseph to Manistee until 2:00 a.m. tomorrow, with Gale Force winds blowing anywhere from 35 - 45 knots propelling waves up to 14 feet in height. 

That Gale Warning is in addition to a Storm Warning also from St. Joseph to Manistee and also until 2:00 a.m. tomorrow, with winds possible up to 50 knots and waves possible up to 18 Feet! In fact, the NWS is reporting that waves up to 14 feet have been measured out on Lake Michigan as of 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. 

Finally, a Wind Advisory is going into effect for Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties from late tonight into tomorrow, with 2 - 30 mph winds causing a strong possibility for downed tree limbs and power lines.

Naturally when I espied that Gale Warning on the Weather.com™ app on my tablet, I knew that the surf was up and it was time for a visit to Grand Haven State Park for another photoshoot utilizing my mid-range telephoto lens attached to my Olympus E-M10III DSLR camera. Transportation is provided by Mary, with Ginger riding shotgun in our Jeep Renegade™. Here are some of those pix.

But before I get to those pix, this a great opportunity to insert the Beach Boys' song,  Catch a Wave, from their Surfer Girl album. Catch a Wave

Although not highly visible, there was a rainbow over the channel when we arrived.

The waves broke over the south pier and both lighthouses. 

Not to mention the railings that separate the walkway from the channel.

Nobody was foolish enough to venture out on the pier today.

Even the gulls were almost hovering in place.

This lakeweed was blown into the sand-covered parking area.

The waves were breaking constantly.

Which encouraged this lone surfer to paddle out. 

And wait for just the right wave.

Before trying to climb atop his board for a ride.

Again, a rainbow was nearly invisible, this time over the lake itself.

Otherwise, it was a day of ear-reading, cross-stitching, print reading, and retirement. Tomorrow looks very similar to today. Ciao.