519  
FZUS53 KIWX 181947  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
347 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-190215-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
347 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A FEW  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 55 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 53 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-190215-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
347 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A FEW  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 55 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 53 DEGREES.  
 
 
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