088  
FZUS53 KMKX 162211  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
511 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-170400-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
511 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BACKING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BACKING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ644-170400-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
511 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.  
 

 
LMZ645-170400-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
511 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES  
7 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
LMZ646-170400-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
511 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY
 
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
BACKING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH  
10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
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