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FZUS53 KMKX 121011
NSHMKX
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
510 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-121600-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
510 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 45 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
LMZ644-121600-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
510 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AND A 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LMZ645-121600-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
510 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALES
TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. PARTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
LMZ646-121600-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
510 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
TODAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALES
TO 35 KNOTS 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 5 TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND
MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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