095  
FZUS53 KMKX 180110  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
710 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-180500-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
710 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ644-180500-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
710 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING  
TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO  
8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ645-180500-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
710 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH  
AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ646-180500-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
710 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
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