128  
FZUS53 KIWX 130238  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1038 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-130815-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1038 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 44 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 44 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ046-130815-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1038 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 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 44 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 44 DEGREES.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab IN Page
The Nexlab OH Page
The Nexlab MI Page
Main Text Page