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FZUS53 KMKX 170710
NSHMKX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
110 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-171000-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
110 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON VEERING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ644-171000-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
110 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ645-171000-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
110 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON VEERING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ646-171000-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
110 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
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