859  
FZUS53 KIWX 011950  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
350 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-020215-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
350 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.   
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 54 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 62 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ046-020215-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
350 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7  
FEET.   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 54 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 62 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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