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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
512 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-181700-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
512 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN
LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ644-181700-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
512 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND
1 FOOT.
TONIGHT
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.
THURSDAY
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BUILDING TO
1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ645-181700-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
512 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. SUNNY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY
CLEAR THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT,
THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LMZ646-181700-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
512 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BACKING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHEAST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE
NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
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