197  
FZUS53 KIWX 230326  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1026 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-230915-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1026 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT  
GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 4 TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-230915-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1026 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW LIKELY LATE. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT  
GALES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 TO 15 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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