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FZUS53 KIWX 130148
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
948 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-130815-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
948 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT GALES. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. 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 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 4 TO 7 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.
LMZ043-130815-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
948 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT GALES. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. 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
7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT
GALES DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 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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