804  
FZUS53 KIWX 020218  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1018 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-020815-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1018 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE  
THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. 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  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 44  
DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-020815-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1018 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. 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  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 44  
DEGREES.  
 
 
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