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FZUS53 KIWX 220939
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
439 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-221515-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
439 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. GALE FORCE
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 33 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 32 DEGREES.
LMZ043-221515-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
439 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
TODAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOT GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW. WAVES
4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 33 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 32 DEGREES.
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