985
FZUS53 KIWX 311453
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1053 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-312015-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1053 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 78 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 42 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 43 DEGREES.
LMZ043-312015-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
1053 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 78 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 42 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 43 DEGREES.
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