Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
305 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-212100-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
305 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots backing north late in the
evening, then becoming northwest after midnight becoming west
early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest late
in the evening, then rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight
veering west early in the morning. Slight chance of showers
through around midnight, then chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ644-212100-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
305 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots backing north late in the
evening, then easing to 5 knots after midnight backing northwest
early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest late
in the evening, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ645-212100-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
305 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon, then backing north late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots backing northwest early in
the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming west late in the
morning, then becoming south early in the afternoon becoming
south 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves
around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest late
in the evening, then rising to 10 to 15 knots after midnight
veering west early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ646-212100-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
305 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.EARLY THIS MORNING...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
4 feet.
.TODAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming north 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots in
the late evening and early morning, then becoming north 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots easing to 5 knots late in
the morning, then backing southeast early in the afternoon
becoming 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves
around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest late
in the evening, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after
midnight becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.