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FZUS53 KMKX 140110  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
710 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-140500-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
710 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ644-140500-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
710 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ645-140500-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
710 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ646-140500-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
710 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
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