753  
FZUS53 KIWX 122127  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
427 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-130315-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
427 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FROM LATE  
EVENING ON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING  
TO 6 TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 39  
DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-130315-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
427 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING  
TO 9 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES  
9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 39  
DEGREES.  
 
 
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