381  
FZUS53 KIWX 111956  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
356 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-120215-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
356 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS EARLY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 44 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 45 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
LMZ046-120215-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
356 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS 44 DEGREES AND AT MICHIGAN  
CITY IS 45 DEGREES.  
 
 
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