532  
FZUS53 KMKX 171711  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-172300-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ644-172300-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ645-172300-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING WEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ646-172300-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
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