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FZUS53 KIWX 130901
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
501 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-131415-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
501 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT
STORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT GALES. PARTLY CLOUDY IN
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.
LMZ043-131415-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
501 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. GUSTS UP TO
55 KNOT STORMS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 10
TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 40 DEGREES.
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