004  
FZUS53 KMKX 112011  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
311 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-120900-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
311 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
THROUGH EARLY EVENING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING  
15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH GALES TO  
35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING  
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SNOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO  
11 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
LMZ644-120900-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
311 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
THROUGH EARLY EVENING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO  
15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING SOUTHWEST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ645-120900-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
311 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
THROUGH EARLY EVENING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO  
15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING SOUTHWEST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ646-120900-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
311 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
THROUGH EARLY EVENING
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING SOUTHWEST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET.  
 

 
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