FZUS53 KIWX 200809
NSHIWX

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
409 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ046-201415-
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
409 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Gusts up to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening,
then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet. 

The water temperature at St. Joseph and at Michigan City is 55
degrees.

$$

LMZ043-201415-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-
409 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Gusts up to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening,
then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet. 

The water temperature at St. Joseph and at Michigan City is 55
degrees.

$$

Andersen