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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
254 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-070315-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
254 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Snow
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Snow in the
morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 4 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of snow in the evening.
Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly sunny.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 45 degrees and at Michigan
City is 40 degrees.

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LMZ043-070315-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
254 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Snow after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Snow in the
morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 45 degrees and at Michigan
City is 40 degrees.

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