531  
FZUS53 KIWX 141500  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1100 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-142030-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1100 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 63 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 62 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-142030-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1100 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. PARTLY CLOUDY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 63 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 62 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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