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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
711 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-181600-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
711 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW
LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND
MIDNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
LMZ644-181600-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
711 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES
3 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
LMZ645-181600-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
711 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
LMZ646-181600-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
711 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BACKING
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING NORTHEAST EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
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