Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
241 FZUS53 KIWX 210200 NSHIWX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1000 PM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan LMZ043-210815- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI- 1000 PM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Gusts up to 30 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature at St. Joseph is 51 degrees and at Michigan City is 57 degrees. $$ LMZ046-210815- Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 1000 PM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Gusts up to 30 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature at St. Joseph is 51 degrees and at Michigan City is 57 degrees. $$