227  
FZUS53 KIWX 200750  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
350 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-201515-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
350 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 53 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 52 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ046-201515-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
350 AM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 53 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 52 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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