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FZUS53 KIWX 131534
NSHIWX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1134 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ046-132030-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1134 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS.
GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT STORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 38 DEGREES.
LMZ043-132030-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
1134 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOT
STORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO
15 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 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
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 41 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN
CITY IS 38 DEGREES.
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