992  
FZUS53 KIWX 232030  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
330 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-240300-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
330 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST  
SATURDAY...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.  
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-240300-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
330 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST  
SATURDAY...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY. SNOW  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. ISOLATED  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS 33  
DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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