522  
FZUS53 KIWX 132132  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
432 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-140330-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
432 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 6 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30  
KNOTS POSSIBLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5  
FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 40 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 39 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-140330-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
432 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30  
KNOTS BECOMING WEST. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 40 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 39 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
ANDERSEN  
 
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