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FZUS53 KIWX 121906
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
306 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-130430-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
306 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT 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...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT STORMS LATE. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50
KNOT STORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT
GALES. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.
LMZ043-130430-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
306 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT 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...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.
GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT STORMS LATE. A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWRES. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 12 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT
GALES DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.
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