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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
959 PM EST Tue Dec 16 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-170915-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
959 PM EST Tue Dec 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knot gales. A chance of rain 
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knot
gales becoming southwest. Rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 

The water temperature at St. Joseph and at Michigan City is 36
degrees.

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LMZ043-170915-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
959 PM EST Tue Dec 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Gusts up to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 35 knot gales. A chance of rain 
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knot 
gales becoming southwest. Rain. Waves 3 to 6 feet. 

The water temperature at St. Joseph and at Michigan City is 36
degrees.

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