833  
FZUS53 KMKX 161610  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-162200-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SMOKE  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES NEARLY CALM.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ644-162200-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN  
SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON VEERING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ645-162200-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF  
SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ646-162200-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING  
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
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