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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
359 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-051515-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
359 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Gusts up
to 25 knots in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog this morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Gusts up
to 25 knots through midnight. A chance of snow with patchy
freezing drizzle. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Snow likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 43 degrees and at Michigan
City is 42 degrees.

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LMZ043-051515-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
359 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Gusts up
to 25 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west at 10 to
20 knots late. Gusts up to 30 knots through midnight. A chance of
snow with patchy freezing drizzle. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Snow likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 43 degrees and at Michigan
City is 42 degrees.

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