911
FZUS53 KIWX 151943
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
343 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-160215-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
343 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT
GALES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 15
FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES
5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 52 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 61 DEGREES.
LMZ043-160215-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
343 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO
12 TO 16 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT
GALES DECREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 KNOTS OR LESS. SUNNY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 52 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 61 DEGREES.
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