772  
FZUS53 KIWX 120246  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1046 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-120815-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1046 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY 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.  
 

 
 
LMZ046-120815-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1046 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
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. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY 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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