056  
FZUS53 KMKX 251311  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
711 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-251700-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
711 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ644-251700-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
711 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ645-251700-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
711 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ646-251700-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
711 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
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