418  
FZUS53 KIWX 140840  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
340 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-141515-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
340 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5  
FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 40 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 39 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-141515-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
340 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6  
FEET.   
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 40 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 39 DEGREES.  
 
 
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