478  
FZUS53 KIWX 162114  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
414 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-170315-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
414 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 36 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 34 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-170315-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
414 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET.   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 36 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 34 DEGREES.  
 
 
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