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FZUS53 KMKX 181111
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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
511 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-181700-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
511 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ644-181700-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
511 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ645-181700-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
511 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON EASING TO 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ646-181700-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
511 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH AROUND
MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
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