981  
FZUS53 KMKX 181810  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
110 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-182200-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
110 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
LMZ644-182200-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
110 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING  
NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
LMZ645-182200-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
110 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT  
BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
LMZ646-182200-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
110 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
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