Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
352 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-021515-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
352 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow early, then a slight chance of snow showers. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Snow
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow likely in
the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 9 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 42 degrees and at Michigan
City is 44 degrees.

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LMZ043-021515-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
352 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
snow early, then a chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Gusts
up to 30 knots. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts up to
30 knots. Snow likely in the evening. Waves 4 to 7 feet building
to 6 to 9 feet.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 42 degrees and at Michigan
City is 44 degrees.

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