Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
311 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-032200-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
311 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Snow likely.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TODAY...West wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots late in
the morning, then veering northwest early in the afternoon
becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Snow likely in the
morning, then chance of snow late in the morning. Chance of
flurries early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet late in the morning, then building to 2 to 4 feet in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy through
around midnight then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to
20 knots late in the morning, then backing west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon backing southwest late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots rising to up to
30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Freezing spray after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-032200-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
311 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a 50 percent chance of snow. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then veering northwest in the
afternoon. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow late
in the morning. Chance of flurries early in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
early afternoon, then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Partly cloudy through around midnight then
clearing. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then backing west early in the
afternoon backing southwest late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy through
around midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ645-032200-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
311 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a 40 percent chance of snow. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then veering northwest early in the
afternoon becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Snow likely in the morning, then chance of snow late
in the morning. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
early afternoon, then building to 2 to 4 feet late in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
3 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and early
morning, then subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in the morning.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to
20 knots late in the morning, then backing west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon backing southwest late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-032200-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
311 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

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

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of snow. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots late in the morning, then veering northwest early in the
afternoon becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Chance of snow until late afternoon, then slight
chance of snow late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet early in the afternoon, then building to 2 to
4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to
20 knots late in the morning, then backing west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon backing southwest late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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