Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1123 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ043-046-280815-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1123 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely late
with isolated thunderstorms possible. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to
30 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature at St. Joseph is 43 degrees and at Michigan
City is 41 degrees.

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