Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
510 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-200400-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
510 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest after
midnight, then rising to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Patchy smoke through around midnight. Patchy smoke early in the
morning. Waves around 1 foot.
.MONDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the morning, then backing south 15 to 25 knots early in
the afternoon becoming south 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots late in the afternoon. Patchy smoke through the day.
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to
20 knots after midnight, then veering west 15 to 20 knots early
in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the
night. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
north late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.

$$
LMZ644-200400-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
510 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early
in the morning. Patchy smoke until early morning. Waves around
1 foot.
.MONDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots early in the afternoon,
then veering southwest 15 to 25 knots late in the afternoon.
Patchy smoke through the day. chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot building
to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots veering west 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Showers likely through around
midnight. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet early in the morning.
.TUESDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest 15 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering
north late in the afternoon. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to
3 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

$$
LMZ645-200400-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
510 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early
in the morning. Patchy smoke through around midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MONDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming south 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots late in the afternoon.
Patchy smoke through the day. slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot building to
2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to
20 knots late in the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after
midnight veering west early in the morning. Gusts up to 25 knots.
Showers likely through around midnight. Chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet early in the morning.
.TUESDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the
afternoon becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 25 knots. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet in
the afternoon.

$$
LMZ646-200400-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
510 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest early in the
morning. Patchy smoke through around midnight. Waves around
1 foot.
.MONDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then becoming 10 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon becoming 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots late in the afternoon. Patchy smoke through the day.
Waves around 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering west early
in the morning. Showers likely through around midnight. Chance of
thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northwest late in the
afternoon. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Wednesday through Friday.