Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1059 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-170830-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1059 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to
35 knot gales. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 35 knot gales decreasing to 25 knots. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be
severe. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Partly sunny.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 66 degrees and at Michigan
City is 56 degrees.


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LMZ043-170830-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
1059 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 35 knot gales. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 30 knots. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the
evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 35 knot gales. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 66 degrees and at Michigan
City is 56 degrees.


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