417  
FZUS53 KIWX 130144  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
944 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-130815-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
944 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS  
THAN 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 62 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 60 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-130815-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
944 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 62 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 60 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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