Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
511 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-251700-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
511 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 5 knots rising to 5 to 10 knots late in
the afternoon. Patchy fog until late afternoon. chance of drizzle
in the morning. Slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots with
gusts to around 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming
southwest 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Rain likely. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 knots rising to storm force winds
to 45 knots in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. Snow through
the day. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West storm force winds to 45 knots. Chance of
snow through around midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 5 to
7 feet in the late evening and overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ644-251700-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
511 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots easing to 5 knots late in
the morning, then veering south in the afternoon. Patchy fog
until late afternoon. chance of drizzle in the morning. Slight
chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots with
gusts to around 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming
southwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after
midnight. Rain likely through around midnight, then slight chance
of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 40 knots rising to storm force winds
to 45 knots late in the afternoon. Snow and rain likely in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building
to 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West storm force winds to 45 knots. Chance of
snow through around midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 5 to
7 feet in the late evening and overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ645-251700-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
511 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest early in
the afternoon, then becoming south late in the afternoon. Patchy
fog until late afternoon. chance of rain and drizzle in the
morning. Slight chance of rain late in the morning. Slight chance
of drizzle in the late morning and afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots with
gusts to around 20 knots late in the evening, then becoming
southwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots after
midnight rising to up to 30 knots early in the morning. Rain
likely through around midnight, then chance of rain after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 40 knots. Gusts up to 45 knots. Snow
and rain likely in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Waves
4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knots. Gusts up to 45 knots
until early morning. Chance of snow through around midnight.
Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-251700-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
511 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering south late in the
morning, then becoming west early in the afternoon becoming
southwest late in the afternoon. Patchy fog until late afternoon.
chance of drizzle in the morning. Slight chance of drizzle in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
20 knots late in the evening, then rising to 15 to 25 knots with
gusts to around 30 knots after midnight rising to up to 30 knots
early in the morning. Rain likely through around midnight, then
chance of rain after midnight. Waves around 1 foot building to
3 to 4 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West gales to 35 knots rising to gales to 40 knots
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 knots. Rain likely in the
morning. Snow likely through the day. Waves 4 to 6 feet building
to 5 to 7 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knots. Chance of snow through
around midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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