Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
910 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-272300-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
910 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots. Slight chance of snow showers through the day.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots easing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy through around
midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then backing west after midnight
easing to 5 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of snow
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-272300-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
910 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots. Slight chance of snow showers through the day.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly
cloudy through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing west late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 5 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then easing to 5 knots after midnight
backing southwest early in the morning. Slight chance of snow
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ645-272300-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
910 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots. Slight chance of snow showers through the day.
Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Cloudy
through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to
6 feet building to 5 to 7 feet late in the evening, then
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing west late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots after
midnight backing southwest early in the morning. Chance of snow
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ646-272300-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
910 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 30 knots. Slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 30 knots. Cloudy
through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to
6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing west late in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then becoming west 5 to 10 knots after
midnight backing southwest early in the morning. Chance of snow
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.