436  
FZUS53 KIWX 270144  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
944 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-270815-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
944 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES  
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2  
FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 49 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 49 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-270815-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
944 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES  
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3  
FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 49 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 49 DEGREES.  
 
 
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