502  
FZUS53 KMKX 201210  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
710 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-201600-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
710 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING  
TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
LMZ644-201600-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
710 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
LMZ645-201600-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
710 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
LMZ646-201600-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
710 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
SMOKE. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO  
8 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
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