735  
FZUS53 KIWX 041447  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1047 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-042030-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1047 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.   
TUESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 50 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 50 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-042030-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1047 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
TUESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 50 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 50 DEGREES.  
 
 
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