545  
FZUS53 KIWX 110909 CCA  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
407 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-111700-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
407 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES  
THROUGH NOON. WINDS SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SNOW LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES  
7 TO 11 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.   
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 38 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 37 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-111700-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
407 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 38 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 37 DEGREES.  
 
 
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