479  
FZUS53 KIWX 130915  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
415 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-131515-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
415 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY. SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 39  
DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-131515-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
415 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND MICHIGAN CITY IS 39  
DEGREES.  
 
 
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