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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
511 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN
LMZ643-130400-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
511 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO
GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO
11 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
VEERING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH
THE DAY. WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RISING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
AROUND 1 FOOT.
LMZ644-130400-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
511 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO
GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING
TO 7 TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON VEERING NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RISING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND
1 FOOT.
LMZ645-130400-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
511 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO
GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST GALES TO
35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN VEERING
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT VEERING NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RISING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LMZ646-130400-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
511 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO
GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT
VEERING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING EAST LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN VEERING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON RISING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
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