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FZUS53 KIWX 172021
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
321 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-180315-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
321 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. GUSTS
UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO
30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 36
DEGREES.
LMZ043-180315-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
321 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 3
TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT
GALES. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING
TO 10 TO 12 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 36
DEGREES.
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