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FZUS53 KMKX 181910
NSHMKX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
110 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-182300-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
110 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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
VEERING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN 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 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 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 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ644-182300-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
110 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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 BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY
IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. 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 AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ645-182300-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
110 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS OF
FOG THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. 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 BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY
IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET.
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.
LMZ646-182300-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
110 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. AREAS
OF FOG THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS 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 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON EASING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 4 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.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
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