Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
105 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-280900-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
105 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of
showers early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south with gusts
to around 20 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots veering west early in
the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Chance of rain and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots veering north late in
the morning, then veering northeast early in the afternoon
becoming 10 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Gusts up to
25 knots. Chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 feet
building to 5 to 7 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-280900-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
105 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance
of showers after midnight, then chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south late in the
morning, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots early in the afternoon becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to around 25 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 15 to
25 knots late in the evening, then becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots after midnight becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Slight chance of rain and
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering northeast in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of rain and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the
afternoon.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ645-280900-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
105 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance
of showers after midnight, then chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south with gusts
to around 20 knots late in the morning, then becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots early in the
afternoon becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots late in the afternoon. Rain showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 10 to 20 knots rising to 15 to
25 knots late in the evening, then becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots after midnight becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots veering north in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to
4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-280900-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
105 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots
with gusts to around 20 knots late in the morning, then becoming
southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots early in
the afternoon becoming 10 to 20 knots with gusts to around
30 knots late in the afternoon. Rain showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Gusts up to 30 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots late in the morning, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet late in the morning, then building to 3 to 4 feet early in
the afternoon building to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.