Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
420 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-171415-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
420 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Cloudy.
Waves 4 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 73 degrees and at Michigan
City is 61 degrees.

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LMZ043-171415-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
420 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 73 degrees and at Michigan
City is 61 degrees.

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