Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
110 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-101000-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
110 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST TODAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming north
up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots early in the
morning. Rain after midnight. Snow through the night. Slight
chance of rain early in the morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North gales to 35 knots with gusts to around
40 knots easing to up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots
late in the morning, then becoming north up to 30 knots with
gusts to around 35 knots early in the afternoon becoming
northwest 15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of snow in
the morning. Waves 7 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-101000-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
110 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST TODAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots early in the morning. Rain likely and slight chance of
snow after midnight, then rain and snow early in the morning.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North gales to 35 knots easing to up to 30 knots
with gusts to around 35 knots late in the morning, then becoming
north up to 30 knots with gusts to around 35 knots early in the
afternoon becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots late in the
afternoon. Snow and slight chance of rain in the morning. Waves
6 to 8 feet building to 7 to 9 feet late in the morning, then
subsiding to 6 to 8 feet early in the afternoon subsiding to 4 to
6 feet late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves
around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ645-101000-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
110 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST TODAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering
northwest early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Chance of
rain after midnight, then rain and snow early in the morning.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots backing northwest early in the afternoon, then easing to
15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Snow and slight chance of
rain in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to 10 feet
in the late morning and early afternoon, then subsiding to 6 to
8 feet late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots after midnight, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding
to 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west late in
the morning, then easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon
becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning
and afternoon.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ646-101000-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
110 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST TODAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots veering west
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Chance
of rain after midnight, then rain likely and snow early in the
morning. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North wind up to 30 knots with gusts to around
40 knots becoming north up to 30 knots with gusts to around
35 knots late in the morning, then backing northwest early in the
afternoon easing to 15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Snow
and rain in the morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 7 to
9 feet in the late morning and early afternoon, then subsiding to
5 to 7 feet late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy
through around midnight then clearing. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots backing west 10 to
20 knots late in the morning, then becoming 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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