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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1036 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-100915-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1036 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest.
Gusts up to 35 knot gales. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
5 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Gusts up
to 35 knot gales. Rain with snow likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet
building to 10 to 14 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots. Snow likely in the evening. Waves 9 to 12 feet
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 40 degrees and at Michigan
City is 39 degrees.

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LMZ043-100915-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
1036 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest.
Gusts up to 35 knot gales. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
6 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Gusts up
to 35 knot gales. Rain with snow likely in the morning, then snow
likely with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet
building to 10 to 14 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots. Snow likely in the evening. Waves 10 to 13 feet
subsiding to 6 to 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 40 degrees and at Michigan
City is 39 degrees.

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