987  
FZUS53 KIWX 090325  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1025 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-091130-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1025 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOT GALES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 35  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-091130-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1025 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
5 TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 35  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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