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FZUS53 KIWX 161501
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1101 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-162045-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1101 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. GUSTS
UP TO 40 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
WATERSPOUTS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
WAVES 11 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 60 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 61 DEGREES.
LMZ043-162045-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
1101 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS IN THE
EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 60 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 61 DEGREES.
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