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FZUS53 KMKX 160210  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
910 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-161000-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
910 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND  
MIDNIGHT THEN CLEARING. WAVES 8 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING WEST LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
LMZ644-161000-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
910 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN VEERING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING CLEAR. WAVES 8 TO  
10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
LMZ645-161000-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
910 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT  
EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ646-161000-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
910 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 9 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.   
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
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