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FZUS53 KMKX 171811  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
111 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-172200-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
111 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH  
AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING  
NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
LMZ644-172200-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
111 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND  
1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH  
AROUND MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING  
NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY  
SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
 
LMZ645-172200-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
111 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING  
NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
 
LMZ646-172200-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
111 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
 
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