204  
FZUS53 KIWX 141551  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1051 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-142130-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1051 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW  
SHOWERS TAPING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5  
FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 39 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 37 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-142130-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1051 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS  
TAPERING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6  
FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
4 TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 39 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 37 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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