735  
FZUS53 KIWX 120939 CCA  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
438 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-121530-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
438 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
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.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 36 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 35 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-121530-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
438 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15  
KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 36 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 35 DEGREES.  
 
 
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