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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
511 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-190400-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
511 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
AROUND 1 FOOT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
LMZ644-190400-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
511 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE IN
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
LMZ645-190400-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
511 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BACKING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
LMZ646-190400-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
511 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BACKING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
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