Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
505 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-151600-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
505 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...South wind 15 to 20 knots backing southeast with gusts
to around 25 knots late in the morning, then becoming 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early in the afternoon
becoming southeast 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Showers likely through the day. Chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around
30 knots veering south late in the evening, then easing to 10 to
20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots after midnight veering
southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Showers likely
through around midnight. Chance of thunderstorms through the
night. Chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering northwest
early in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through around
midnight. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$
LMZ644-151600-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
505 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely
through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering south late in the evening, then easing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight veering
southwest early in the morning. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west early
in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through
around midnight, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ645-151600-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
505 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots late in the morning, then
veering south 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots early
in the afternoon backing southeast with gusts to around 30 knots
late in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Showers likely through the day. Chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots veering south late in the evening, then becoming 10 to
20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots after midnight veering
southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms through around midnight, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ646-151600-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
505 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering south with gusts
to around 30 knots late in the morning, then becoming 15 to
25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots in the afternoon. Showers
likely in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots late in the evening, then
easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots after
midnight veering southwest early in the morning. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to
4 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Slight
chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of thunderstorms
through around midnight. Slight chance of showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.