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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1105 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-171000-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
1105 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind up to 30 knots. Gusts up to
35 knots. Rain showers after midnight. Chance of thunderstorms
through the night. Chance of showers early in the morning. Waves
9 to 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots veering south late in the morning, then becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon veering southwest with gusts to
around 25 knots late in the afternoon. Rain showers likely in the
morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 7 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Slight
chance of showers through around midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots backing southwest late in
the afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.

$$
LMZ644-171000-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
1105 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to
30 knots. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight,
then chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning.
Waves 8 to 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest late
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Rain showers likely in
the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots decreasing to
20 knots early in the morning. 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.
.THURSDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest late in
the morning, then backing west early in the afternoon backing
southwest late in the afternoon. Rain showers likely in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ645-171000-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
1105 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 7 to 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon, then becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the day. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to
3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly
cloudy through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Rain showers likely in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ646-171000-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
1105 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding
to 5 to 7 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon, then becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Rain showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding
to 3 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy
through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves around
1 foot.
.THURSDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots veering northwest late in the
morning, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Rain showers likely in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Friday through Sunday.