044  
FZUS53 KIWX 121507  
NSHIWX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1107 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ043-122015-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-  
1107 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO  
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 IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT. 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 AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS  
44 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
LMZ046-122015-  
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
1107 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT ST. JOSEPH IS AND AT MICHIGAN CITY IS  
44 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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