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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
911 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-182200-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
911 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF 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. CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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.
LMZ644-182200-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
911 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN EASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 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
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
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.
LMZ645-182200-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
911 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN EASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 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.
LMZ646-182200-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
911 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN 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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