686  
FZUS53 KMKX 161310  
NSHMKX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
710 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
LMZ643-161700-  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
710 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO  
35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ644-161700-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
710 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ645-161700-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
710 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING 15 TO  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY THROUGH  
AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BACKING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BACKING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
LMZ646-161700-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
710 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
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