892  
FZUS53 KIWX 271648  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1248 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-272030-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1248 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 520 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
TUESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 72 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 69 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ046-272030-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1248 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 520 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
TUESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 72 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 69 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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