Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
510 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-181700-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
510 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East wind 10 to 20 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots late in
the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Rain in the
morning. Slight chance of snow through the day. Chance of rain in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Mostly cloudy through around midnight then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-181700-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
510 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East wind 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the morning, then rain
likely early in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain late in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. Slight chance of rain through around
midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ645-181700-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
510 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East wind 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to
4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy through around midnight
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. Slight chance of rain through around
midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ646-181700-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
510 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots late in
the morning, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon
becoming east 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Rain in the
morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Slight chance of rain through
around midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then veering southeast early in the
afternoon becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. Slight chance of rain through around
midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Thursday through Saturday.