507  
FZUS53 KIWX 120743  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
343 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-121415-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
343 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25  
KNOTS IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.   
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 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.  
 
 
 
LMZ046-121415-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
343 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25  
KNOTS IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT  
GALES ARE POSSIBLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT. 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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