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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-180400-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the morning. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots late
in the morning, then backing southwest in the afternoon. Chance
of showers through the day. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
veering northwest with gusts to around 20 knots early in the
morning. Rain showers likely through around midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to 25 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon,
then becoming west 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the afternoon.

$$
LMZ644-180400-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Cloudy through around
midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to around 1 foot in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering west late
in the evening, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts
to around 20 knots after midnight. Chance of showers through the
night. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon.

$$
LMZ645-180400-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
becoming west 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late
in the evening, then easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy through around midnight
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then backing southeast early in the afternoon backing
east late in the afternoon. Chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight. Rain
showers through around midnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots late in the morning, then becoming 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the afternoon. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.

$$
LMZ646-180400-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots
easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in
the evening, then becoming west 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy through around midnight
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then veering east early in the afternoon becoming east
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots backing northwest late
in the evening, then rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight
becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Rain
showers through around midnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then becoming 10 to 20 knots with
gusts to around 25 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.