447  
FZUS53 KIWX 121435  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1035 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ046-122015-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1035 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 50 KNOT STORMS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT  
STORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET  
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ043-122015-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1035 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 50 KNOT STORMS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. GUSTS UP TO  
50 KNOT STORMS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
8 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT GALES DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
8 FEET.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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