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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
236 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-050530-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
236 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Gusts up
to 25 knots late in the day. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 43 degrees and at Michigan
City is 42 degrees.

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LMZ043-050530-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
236 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy this evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Gusts up
to 25 knots late in the day. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 43 degrees and at Michigan
City is 42 degrees.

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