712  
FZUS53 KIWX 240600  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
100 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-241515-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
100 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 
NOTE: THE NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO ICE  
ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND IN THE CONNECTING RIVER CHANNELS. THE  
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST WILL RETURN WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT  
NAVIGATION CONDITIONS IMPROVE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RETURN OF THE  
PRODUCT.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-241515-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
100 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 
NOTE: THE NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO ICE  
ON LAKE MICHIGAN AND IN THE CONNECTING RIVER CHANNELS. THE  
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST WILL RETURN WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT  
NAVIGATION CONDITIONS IMPROVE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RETURN OF THE  
PRODUCT.  
 

 
 
MCD  
 
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