048  
FZUS53 KMKX 311011  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
511 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-311600-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
511 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BACKING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ644-311600-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
511 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BACKING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING  
15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO  
6 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ645-311600-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
511 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BACKING NORTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT VEERING EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
6 TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ646-311600-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
511 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
SUNDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
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