270  
FZUS53 KIWX 100902  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
402 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-101515-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
402 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO  
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 37 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 36 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-101515-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
402 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN THIS  
MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
8 TO 12 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 37 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 36 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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